American Samoa vs Iran: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
American Samoa
0.0126 tonnes per person
in 2022
Iran
0.014 tonnes per person
in 2022
American Samoa rank
191st
Iran rank
189th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- American Samoa
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.014 tonnes per person against 0.0126 tonnes per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0014 tonnes per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 191st and Iran ranks 189th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.044 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.022 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, American Samoa or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.014 tonnes per person against 0.0126 tonnes per person in American Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between American Samoa and Iran?
- 0.0014 tonnes per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do American Samoa and Iran rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 191st and Iran ranks 189th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.