American Samoa vs Iraq: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
American Samoa
0.0126 tonnes per person
in 2022
Iraq
0.0109 tonnes per person
in 2022
American Samoa rank
191st
Iraq rank
192nd
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- American Samoa
- Iraq
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.0126 tonnes per person against 0.0109 tonnes per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes per person.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 191st and Iraq ranks 192nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.044 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, American Samoa or Iraq?
- American Samoa, at 0.0126 tonnes per person against 0.0109 tonnes per person in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between American Samoa and Iraq?
- 0.0017 tonnes per person, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do American Samoa and Iraq rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 191st and Iraq ranks 192nd 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.