Comoros vs Samoa: Nitrous oxide emissions
Comoros
68,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Comoros rank
169th
Samoa rank
172nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Comoros
- Samoa
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 68,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 16,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Samoa ahead.
Comoros ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 11 and Samoa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 833.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 891.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1870s | 2,929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | 3,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 4,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 921.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 4,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 702.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 6,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 442.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 9,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1930s | 10,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1940s | 24,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1950s | 36,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1960s | 35,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1970s | 45,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1980s | 43,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1990s | 47,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 2000s | 55,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 2010s | 62,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 2020s | 67,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Comoros or Samoa?
- Comoros, at 68,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Comoros and Samoa?
- 16,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Samoa rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Comoros ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.