Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Samoa
Samoa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 12.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Samoa, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 12.9% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Samoa peaked at 52.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 1992.
Samoa ranks 134th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | -1.5% | -600.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -180.0% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -90.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +400.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +80.0% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +119.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +50.8% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -51.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -84.6% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +1100.0% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -8.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 12.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.5%, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 12.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.7%, 19% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 | +1100.0% | 1.8% | 21.6% |
| 1992 | -600.0% | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | +400.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | -1.5% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 6.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 11.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 1.8% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 131 Cyprus 18.1% compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.2% compare
- 133 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 135 New Zealand 12.4% compare
- 136 Mauritius 8.0% compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 7.8% compare
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 12.9% 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 52.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 1992.
- How does Samoa rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Samoa ranks 134th 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 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.