Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, American Samoa or Wallis and Futuna?

American Samoa, at 610.7 tonnes against 329.13 tonnes in Wallis and Futuna as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between American Samoa and Wallis and Futuna?

281.57 tonnes, with American Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Wallis and Futuna?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa vs Wallis and Futuna: emissions of air pollutants

American Samoa

610.7 tonnes

in 2022

Wallis and Futuna

329.13 tonnes

in 2022

American Samoa rank

210th

Wallis and Futuna rank

213th

emissions of air pollutants over time

American Samoa
Wallis and Futuna

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 610.7 tonnes against 329.13 tonnes in Wallis and Futuna, a difference of 281.57 tonnes.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.9 times Wallis and Futuna's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Wallis and Futuna ahead.

American Samoa ranks 210th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 213th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 14 and Wallis and Futuna in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Wallis and Futuna	Difference	Ahead
1750s	32 tonnes	39.96 tonnes	7.96 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1760s	33.64 tonnes	42.06 tonnes	8.42 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1770s	35.36 tonnes	44.28 tonnes	8.91 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1780s	37.15 tonnes	46.61 tonnes	9.45 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1790s	39.02 tonnes	49.06 tonnes	10.04 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1800s	40.95 tonnes	51.64 tonnes	10.69 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1810s	43 tonnes	54.43 tonnes	11.42 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1820s	45.19 tonnes	57.45 tonnes	12.27 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1830s	47.43 tonnes	60.64 tonnes	13.22 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1840s	49.71 tonnes	64.01 tonnes	14.3 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1850s	52.03 tonnes	67.57 tonnes	15.54 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1860s	56.84 tonnes	70.66 tonnes	13.83 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1870s	64.72 tonnes	73.1 tonnes	8.38 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1880s	74.38 tonnes	75.62 tonnes	1.24 tonnes	Wallis and Futuna
1890s	85.17 tonnes	78.23 tonnes	6.94 tonnes	American Samoa
1900s	94.85 tonnes	83.81 tonnes	11.04 tonnes	American Samoa
1910s	112.72 tonnes	93.1 tonnes	19.62 tonnes	American Samoa
1920s	178.06 tonnes	111.81 tonnes	66.25 tonnes	American Samoa
1930s	201.12 tonnes	146.11 tonnes	55.02 tonnes	American Samoa
1940s	335.87 tonnes	200.36 tonnes	135.51 tonnes	American Samoa
1950s	449.94 tonnes	290.35 tonnes	159.59 tonnes	American Samoa
1960s	414.92 tonnes	379.83 tonnes	35.09 tonnes	American Samoa
1970s	506.75 tonnes	347.1 tonnes	159.65 tonnes	American Samoa
1980s	1,026 tonnes	404.76 tonnes	620.75 tonnes	American Samoa
1990s	2,263 tonnes	449.8 tonnes	1,813 tonnes	American Samoa
2000s	1,520 tonnes	454.73 tonnes	1,066 tonnes	American Samoa
2010s	763.84 tonnes	363.27 tonnes	400.57 tonnes	American Samoa
2020s	592.47 tonnes	335.59 tonnes	256.88 tonnes	American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, American Samoa or Wallis and Futuna?: American Samoa, at 610.7 tonnes against 329.13 tonnes in Wallis and Futuna as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between American Samoa and Wallis and Futuna?: 281.57 tonnes, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Wallis and Futuna?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: American Samoa ranks 210th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 213th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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