American Samoa vs Kiribati: Emissions of air pollutants

American Samoa
497.74 tonnes
in 2022
Kiribati
594.77 tonnes
in 2022
American Samoa rank
210th
Kiribati rank
208th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • American Samoa
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 594.77 tonnes against 497.74 tonnes in American Samoa, a difference of 97.03 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kiribati ahead.

American Samoa ranks 210th and Kiribati ranks 208th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 13 and Kiribati in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Kiribati Difference Ahead
1750s 0.1148 tonnes 0.5247 tonnes 0.4099 tonnes Kiribati
1760s 0.1207 tonnes 0.552 tonnes 0.4313 tonnes Kiribati
1770s 0.127 tonnes 0.5806 tonnes 0.4536 tonnes Kiribati
1780s 0.1335 tonnes 0.6107 tonnes 0.4772 tonnes Kiribati
1790s 0.1404 tonnes 0.6422 tonnes 0.5018 tonnes Kiribati
1800s 0.1507 tonnes 0.679 tonnes 0.5283 tonnes Kiribati
1810s 0.1619 tonnes 0.7234 tonnes 0.5615 tonnes Kiribati
1820s 0.1747 tonnes 0.7716 tonnes 0.5969 tonnes Kiribati
1830s 0.194 tonnes 0.8227 tonnes 0.6287 tonnes Kiribati
1840s 0.2211 tonnes 0.8769 tonnes 0.6557 tonnes Kiribati
1850s 0.2731 tonnes 1.02 tonnes 0.7432 tonnes Kiribati
1860s 0.6219 tonnes 1.28 tonnes 0.6624 tonnes Kiribati
1870s 1.36 tonnes 1.6 tonnes 0.2377 tonnes Kiribati
1880s 2.68 tonnes 2 tonnes 0.6793 tonnes American Samoa
1890s 4.49 tonnes 2.43 tonnes 2.06 tonnes American Samoa
1900s 9.65 tonnes 2.88 tonnes 6.78 tonnes American Samoa
1910s 22.6 tonnes 3.62 tonnes 18.98 tonnes American Samoa
1920s 56.98 tonnes 4.18 tonnes 52.79 tonnes American Samoa
1930s 75.41 tonnes 4.57 tonnes 70.84 tonnes American Samoa
1940s 142.73 tonnes 4.99 tonnes 137.74 tonnes American Samoa
1950s 200.85 tonnes 6.33 tonnes 194.52 tonnes American Samoa
1960s 167.95 tonnes 82.45 tonnes 85.5 tonnes American Samoa
1970s 311.37 tonnes 220.12 tonnes 91.25 tonnes American Samoa
1980s 429.05 tonnes 247.06 tonnes 181.99 tonnes American Samoa
1990s 977.23 tonnes 301.11 tonnes 676.11 tonnes American Samoa
2000s 867.03 tonnes 804.22 tonnes 62.81 tonnes American Samoa
2010s 586.43 tonnes 694.34 tonnes 107.9 tonnes Kiribati
2020s 465.5 tonnes 579.41 tonnes 113.92 tonnes Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, American Samoa or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 594.77 tonnes against 497.74 tonnes in American Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between American Samoa and Kiribati?
97.03 tonnes, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Kiribati?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Kiribati rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
American Samoa ranks 210th and Kiribati ranks 208th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.