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

American Samoa
0.0126 tonnes per person
in 2022
Turkey
0.015 tonnes per person
in 2022
American Samoa rank
191st
Turkey rank
188th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.015 tonnes per person against 0.0126 tonnes per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per person.

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

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

American Samoa ranks 191st and Turkey ranks 188th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0181 tonnes per person 0.0468 tonnes per person 0.0287 tonnes per person Turkey
1970s 0.0173 tonnes per person 0.0518 tonnes per person 0.0345 tonnes per person Turkey
1980s 0.0263 tonnes per person 0.0623 tonnes per person 0.036 tonnes per person Turkey
1990s 0.044 tonnes per person 0.0574 tonnes per person 0.0134 tonnes per person Turkey
2000s 0.0269 tonnes per person 0.0341 tonnes per person 0.0072 tonnes per person Turkey
2010s 0.0144 tonnes per person 0.0208 tonnes per person 0.0065 tonnes per person Turkey
2020s 0.0121 tonnes per person 0.015 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, American Samoa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.015 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 Turkey?
0.0024 tonnes per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Turkey rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 191st and Turkey ranks 188th 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.