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 |
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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 |
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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