American Samoa vs Syria: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

American Samoa
0.0126 tonnes per person
in 2022
Syria
0.0106 tonnes per person
in 2022
American Samoa rank
191st
Syria rank
193rd

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • Syria
0.010.020.030.040.05196019912022

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.0126 tonnes per person against 0.0106 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.002 tonnes per person.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 191st and Syria ranks 193rd of 207 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0181 tonnes per person 0.0067 tonnes per person 0.0114 tonnes per person American Samoa
1970s 0.0173 tonnes per person 0.0107 tonnes per person 0.0066 tonnes per person American Samoa
1980s 0.0263 tonnes per person 0.0151 tonnes per person 0.0112 tonnes per person American Samoa
1990s 0.044 tonnes per person 0.0153 tonnes per person 0.0286 tonnes per person American Samoa
2000s 0.0269 tonnes per person 0.0118 tonnes per person 0.015 tonnes per person American Samoa
2010s 0.0144 tonnes per person 0.0092 tonnes per person 0.0052 tonnes per person American Samoa
2020s 0.0121 tonnes per person 0.0108 tonnes per person 0.0013 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 Syria?
American Samoa, at 0.0126 tonnes per person against 0.0106 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between American Samoa and Syria?
0.002 tonnes per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Syria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 191st and Syria ranks 193rd 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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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.