Afghanistan vs Samoa: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
1.69 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Samoa
1.73 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
140th
Samoa rank
137th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 137th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5312 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4673 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0639 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.7705 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6381 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1324 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9318 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0788 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.9849 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6143 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.5837 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4418 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0524 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Samoa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Samoa rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 137th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.