American Samoa - Nitrous oxide emissions

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total)

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total) in American Samoa was 0.013 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 0.062 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.012 in 1978.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1970 0.021
1971 0.021
1972 0.023
1973 0.022
1974 0.018
1975 0.017
1976 0.017
1977 0.016
1978 0.012
1979 0.051
1980 0.022
1981 0.024
1982 0.062
1983 0.056
1984 0.046
1985 0.037
1986 0.029
1987 0.022
1988 0.016
1989 0.013

Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) in American Samoa was 2,509.81 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,509.81 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.67 in 1991.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1991 0.67
1992 2.43
1993 2.60
1994 3.78
1995 5.75
1996 6.01
1997 7.21
1998 8.12
1999 666.20
2000 2,199.38
2001 2,457.82
2002 2,458.16
2003 2,458.36
2004 2,457.90
2005 2,457.81
2006 2,457.92
2007 2,458.10
2008 2,458.23
2009 2,458.39
2010 2,458.63
2011 2,484.22
2012 2,509.81

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions