Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Samoa
Samoa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.0035 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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
Samoa recorded 0.0035 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Samoa peaked at 0.0036 Mt CO2e in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 174th of 203 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 Waste in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0035 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1111 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0035 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0132 Mt CO2e, 27% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 waste in Samoa?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Samoa was 0.0035 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 waste recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Waste (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 waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).