Carbon intensity of GDP in American Samoa
American Samoa: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity of GDP in American Samoa, 2002–2022
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in American Samoa peaked at 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2004.
That places American Samoa 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Carbon intensity of GDP in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 191 Faroe Islands 0.0006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 0.0005 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
- 195 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
- 196 Guam 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 13.58 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 19.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity of gdp in American Samoa?
- Carbon intensity of gdp in American Samoa was 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2022, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2004.
- How does American Samoa rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
- American Samoa ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.