Long run air pollution in American Samoa
American Samoa: Long run air pollution was 497.74 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
497.74
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
210th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,092
in 1999
All-time low
0.1121
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in American Samoa, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in American Samoa stood at 497.74.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in American Samoa peaked at 1,092 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1121, in 1750.
That places American Samoa 210th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.1121 | — |
| 1751 | 0.1127 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 0.1133 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 0.1139 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 0.1145 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 0.1151 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 0.1156 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 0.1162 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 0.1168 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 0.1174 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 0.118 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 0.1186 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 0.1192 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 0.1198 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 0.1204 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 0.121 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 0.1217 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 0.1223 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 0.1229 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 0.1235 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 0.1241 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 0.1247 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 0.1254 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 0.126 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 0.1267 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 0.1273 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 0.128 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 0.1286 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 0.1292 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 0.1299 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.1305 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.1312 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 0.1319 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 0.1325 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 0.1332 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 0.1339 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.1346 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.1352 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.1359 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.1366 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.1372 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.1379 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.1386 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.1394 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.1401 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.1408 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.1415 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.1422 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.1429 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 0.1436 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.146 | +1.7% |
| 1801 | 0.147 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 0.1481 | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 0.1491 | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 0.1503 | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 0.1512 | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 0.1521 | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 0.1533 | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 0.1544 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 0.1554 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 0.1564 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 0.1576 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 0.1588 | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 0.16 | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 0.1612 | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 0.1624 | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 0.1638 | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 0.165 | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 0.1664 | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 0.1673 | +0.6% |
| 1820 | 0.1685 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 0.1697 | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 0.1709 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 0.1721 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 0.1736 | +0.9% |
| 1825 | 0.1751 | +0.9% |
| 1826 | 0.1769 | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 0.1784 | +0.9% |
| 1828 | 0.18 | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 0.1817 | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 0.1838 | +1.1% |
| 1831 | 0.1854 | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 0.1889 | +1.9% |
| 1833 | 0.1915 | +1.4% |
| 1834 | 0.192 | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 0.1959 | +2.0% |
| 1836 | 0.1981 | +1.1% |
| 1837 | 0.2007 | +1.3% |
| 1838 | 0.2008 | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 0.2031 | +1.2% |
| 1840 | 0.205 | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 0.2068 | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 0.2095 | +1.3% |
| 1843 | 0.2125 | +1.4% |
| 1844 | 0.2171 | +2.2% |
| 1845 | 0.2225 | +2.5% |
| 1846 | 0.2267 | +1.9% |
| 1847 | 0.2328 | +2.7% |
| 1848 | 0.2373 | +1.9% |
| 1849 | 0.241 | +1.6% |
| 1850 | 0.2449 | +1.6% |
| 1851 | 0.2554 | +4.3% |
| 1852 | 0.2598 | +1.7% |
| 1853 | 0.2665 | +2.6% |
| 1854 | 0.2722 | +2.1% |
| 1855 | 0.2815 | +3.4% |
| 1856 | 0.2847 | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 0.2862 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.287 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.2932 | +2.2% |
| 1860 | 0.3514 | +19.8% |
| 1861 | 0.5275 | +50.1% |
| 1862 | 0.6334 | +20.1% |
| 1863 | 0.5965 | -5.8% |
| 1864 | 0.5501 | -7.8% |
| 1865 | 0.5909 | +7.4% |
| 1866 | 0.7048 | +19.3% |
| 1867 | 0.6999 | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.7451 | +6.5% |
| 1869 | 0.8196 | +10.0% |
| 1870 | 0.9042 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.8955 | -1.0% |
| 1872 | 1.02 | +13.4% |
| 1873 | 1.36 | +33.7% |
| 1874 | 1.44 | +6.2% |
| 1875 | 1.23 | -14.7% |
| 1876 | 1.23 | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 1.6 | +30.5% |
| 1878 | 1.76 | +10.3% |
| 1879 | 2.17 | +22.8% |
| 1880 | 2.69 | +24.3% |
| 1881 | 2.79 | +3.4% |
| 1882 | 3 | +7.6% |
| 1883 | 2.41 | -19.7% |
| 1884 | 2.42 | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 2.21 | -8.6% |
| 1886 | 2.7 | +21.9% |
| 1887 | 2.7 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 2.71 | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 3.2 | +17.8% |
| 1890 | 4.02 | +25.6% |
| 1891 | 4.63 | +15.4% |
| 1892 | 4.34 | -6.4% |
| 1893 | 4.15 | -4.4% |
| 1894 | 4.13 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 4.43 | +7.3% |
| 1896 | 4.96 | +11.9% |
| 1897 | 4.89 | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 4.57 | -6.5% |
| 1899 | 4.74 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | 5.16 | +8.7% |
| 1901 | 5.72 | +11.0% |
| 1902 | 7.1 | +24.2% |
| 1903 | 8.13 | +14.4% |
| 1904 | 9.28 | +14.2% |
| 1905 | 10.57 | +13.9% |
| 1906 | 10.15 | -4.0% |
| 1907 | 12.91 | +27.2% |
| 1908 | 13.54 | +4.9% |
| 1909 | 13.98 | +3.2% |
| 1910 | 15.74 | +12.6% |
| 1911 | 16.56 | +5.2% |
| 1912 | 17.03 | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 19.98 | +17.3% |
| 1914 | 21.18 | +6.0% |
| 1915 | 22.4 | +5.7% |
| 1916 | 24.72 | +10.4% |
| 1917 | 27.18 | +10.0% |
| 1918 | 29.17 | +7.3% |
| 1919 | 32.07 | +9.9% |
| 1920 | 40.2 | +25.4% |
| 1921 | 42.46 | +5.6% |
| 1922 | 48.1 | +13.3% |
| 1923 | 56.58 | +17.6% |
| 1924 | 55.32 | -2.2% |
| 1925 | 58 | +4.9% |
| 1926 | 59.06 | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 66.85 | +13.2% |
| 1928 | 68.32 | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 74.85 | +9.6% |
| 1930 | 67.17 | -10.3% |
| 1931 | 63.79 | -5.0% |
| 1932 | 60.02 | -5.9% |
| 1933 | 66.44 | +10.7% |
| 1934 | 67.58 | +1.7% |
| 1935 | 73.17 | +8.3% |
| 1936 | 81.06 | +10.8% |
| 1937 | 92.53 | +14.2% |
| 1938 | 88.43 | -4.4% |
| 1939 | 93.93 | +6.2% |
| 1940 | 103.35 | +10.0% |
| 1941 | 111.85 | +8.2% |
| 1942 | 111.39 | -0.4% |
| 1943 | 122.66 | +10.1% |
| 1944 | 141.33 | +15.2% |
| 1945 | 149.44 | +5.7% |
| 1946 | 154.34 | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 167.91 | +8.8% |
| 1948 | 186.84 | +11.3% |
| 1949 | 178.19 | -4.6% |
| 1950 | 197.79 | +11.0% |
| 1951 | 211.6 | +7.0% |
| 1952 | 212.07 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 212.32 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 204.51 | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 207.56 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 204.6 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 192 | -6.2% |
| 1958 | 185.14 | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 180.92 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 176.07 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 172.06 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 170.7 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 168.45 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 166.95 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 167.91 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 167.09 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 164.77 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 164.22 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 161.28 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 166.12 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 279.62 | +68.3% |
| 1972 | 284.54 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 310.89 | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 297.12 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 295.76 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 339.42 | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 362.96 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 392.97 | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 384.28 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 437.68 | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 439.07 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 407.67 | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 407.15 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 394.23 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 421.66 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 424.82 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 436.32 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 451.24 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 470.62 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 914.45 | +94.3% |
| 1991 | 924.92 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 933.4 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 933.08 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 962.81 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 970.6 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 973.93 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,002 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1,065 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1,092 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1,029 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,014 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 806.75 | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 866.36 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 860.17 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 856.12 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 849.35 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 823.33 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 798.75 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 766.75 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 718.24 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 519.05 | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 665.46 | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 646.42 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 634.63 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 618.14 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 616.2 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 484.5 | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 478.18 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 483.5 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 429.34 | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 469.42 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 497.74 | +6.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 497.74 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 497.74 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +94.3% | 470.62 | 914.45 |
| 1971 | +68.3% | 166.12 | 279.62 |
| 1861 | +50.1% | 0.3514 | 0.5275 |
| 1873 | +33.7% | 1.02 | 1.36 |
| 1877 | +30.5% | 1.23 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | -27.7% | 718.24 | 519.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1148 | 0.1121 | 0.1174 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.1207 | 0.118 | 0.1235 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.127 | 0.1241 | 0.1299 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.1335 | 0.1305 | 0.1366 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.1404 | 0.1372 | 0.1436 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1507 | 0.146 | 0.1554 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1619 | 0.1564 | 0.1673 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1747 | 0.1685 | 0.1817 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.194 | 0.1838 | 0.2031 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2211 | 0.205 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2731 | 0.2449 | 0.2932 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6219 | 0.3514 | 0.8196 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.36 | 0.8955 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.68 | 2.21 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.49 | 4.02 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.65 | 5.16 | 13.98 | 10 |
| 1910s | 22.6 | 15.74 | 32.07 | 10 |
| 1920s | 56.98 | 40.2 | 74.85 | 10 |
| 1930s | 75.41 | 60.02 | 93.93 | 10 |
| 1940s | 142.73 | 103.35 | 186.84 | 10 |
| 1950s | 200.85 | 180.92 | 212.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 167.95 | 161.28 | 176.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 311.37 | 166.12 | 392.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 429.05 | 394.23 | 470.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 977.23 | 914.45 | 1,092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 867.03 | 766.75 | 1,029 | 10 |
| 2010s | 586.43 | 478.18 | 718.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 465.5 | 429.34 | 497.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 207 Cook Islands 616.51 compare
- 208 Kiribati 594.77 compare
- 209 Western Sahara 571.23 compare
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- 212 Montserrat 345.43 compare
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More environment data for American Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1148 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.878 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 40.9 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in American Samoa?
- Long run air pollution in American Samoa was 497.74 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,092 in 1999.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1121 in 1750.
- How does American Samoa rank for long run air pollution?
- American Samoa ranks 210th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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