American Samoa vs Lesotho: How have things changed?
American Samoa
1,527 metric tons
in 2024
Lesotho
2,181 metric tons
in 2024
American Samoa rank
187th
Lesotho rank
184th
How have things changed? over time
- American Samoa
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2,181 metric tons against 1,527 metric tons in American Samoa, a difference of 654 metric tons.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Lesotho ahead.
American Samoa ranks 187th and Lesotho ranks 184th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 100.9 metric tons | 13.3 metric tons | 87.6 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 127.9 metric tons | 22.4 metric tons | 105.5 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 233.7 metric tons | 36.6 metric tons | 197.1 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 4,596 metric tons | 77.86 metric tons | 4,519 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2,894 metric tons | 1,182 metric tons | 1,712 metric tons | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,278 metric tons | 2,087 metric tons | 809.09 metric tons | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, American Samoa or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2,181 metric tons against 1,527 metric tons in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between American Samoa and Lesotho?
- 654 metric tons, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Lesotho?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Lesotho rank globally for how have things changed??
- American Samoa ranks 187th and Lesotho ranks 184th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.