Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Samoa
Samoa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.0377 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 (total) excluding lulucf in Samoa is 0.0377 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Samoa peaked at 0.0509 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
That places Samoa 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0177 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0176 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.018 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0194 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0207 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0213 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0214 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0218 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0225 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.023 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0235 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0245 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0246 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0269 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0291 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0318 Mt CO2e | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0319 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0319 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0334 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0335 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0329 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0338 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0344 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0335 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0339 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0343 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0352 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.038 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0384 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.039 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0393 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0393 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0392 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0386 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0384 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0399 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0451 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0469 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0472 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0473 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0446 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0414 Mt CO2e | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0373 Mt CO2e | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.034 Mt CO2e | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0406 Mt CO2e | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0393 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0381 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0377 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0377 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0377 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4279 Mt CO2e, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0199 Mt CO2e | 0.0176 Mt CO2e | 0.0225 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0273 Mt CO2e | 0.023 Mt CO2e | 0.0319 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.034 Mt CO2e | 0.0329 Mt CO2e | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0386 Mt CO2e | 0.0355 Mt CO2e | 0.0399 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.045 Mt CO2e | 0.0373 Mt CO2e | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0379 Mt CO2e | 0.034 Mt CO2e | 0.0406 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 (total) excluding lulucf in Samoa?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Samoa was 0.0377 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0509 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).