El Salvador vs Samoa: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

El Salvador
0.0218 tonnes per person
in 2022
Samoa
0.0224 tonnes per person
in 2022
El Salvador rank
166th
Samoa rank
165th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0224 tonnes per person against 0.0218 tonnes per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 165th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1152 tonnes per person 0.0105 tonnes per person 0.1047 tonnes per person El Salvador
1970s 0.12 tonnes per person 0.0118 tonnes per person 0.1082 tonnes per person El Salvador
1980s 0.0833 tonnes per person 0.0158 tonnes per person 0.0675 tonnes per person El Salvador
1990s 0.0541 tonnes per person 0.0259 tonnes per person 0.0281 tonnes per person El Salvador
2000s 0.0304 tonnes per person 0.0288 tonnes per person 0.0016 tonnes per person El Salvador
2010s 0.0238 tonnes per person 0.0274 tonnes per person 0.0036 tonnes per person Samoa
2020s 0.0209 tonnes per person 0.023 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, El Salvador or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0224 tonnes per person against 0.0218 tonnes per person in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between El Salvador and Samoa?
0.0006 tonnes per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Samoa rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 165th 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.