Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Samoa
Samoa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 0.0261 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Samoa is 0.0261 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Samoa peaked at 0.0398 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
Samoa ranks 166th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0145 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0144 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0148 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0168 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0174 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0172 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0185 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0188 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0195 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0197 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0216 Mt CO2e | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0241 Mt CO2e | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0266 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0257 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0263 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0267 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0264 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.027 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0271 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0297 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0307 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0305 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0292 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0303 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 Mt CO2e | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0349 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0359 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0367 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0398 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0355 Mt CO2e | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0333 Mt CO2e | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.03 Mt CO2e | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 Mt CO2e | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0231 Mt CO2e | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0291 Mt CO2e | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.028 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0268 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0261 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0261 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.05 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0261 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0594 Mt CO2e, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.0% | 0.0231 Mt CO2e | 0.0291 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | 0.0144 Mt CO2e | 0.0181 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0222 Mt CO2e | 0.0185 Mt CO2e | 0.0266 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | 0.0257 Mt CO2e | 0.0271 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0297 Mt CO2e | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | 0.0307 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | 0.0254 Mt CO2e | 0.0398 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0266 Mt CO2e | 0.0231 Mt CO2e | 0.0291 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Samoa?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Samoa was 0.0261 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0398 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).