American Samoa vs Malta: How have things changed?, per capita

American Samoa
0.0327 metric tons per person
in 2024
Malta
0.0347 metric tons per person
in 2024
American Samoa rank
50th
Malta rank
47th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • Malta
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196519942024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0347 metric tons per person against 0.0327 metric tons per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.002 metric tons per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.

American Samoa ranks 50th and Malta ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per person 0.0041 metric tons per person 0.0041 metric tons per person Malta
1970s 0.0033 metric tons per person 0.0045 metric tons per person 0.0012 metric tons per person Malta
1980s 0.0034 metric tons per person 0.0036 metric tons per person 0.0002 metric tons per person Malta
1990s 0.0043 metric tons per person 0.0088 metric tons per person 0.0044 metric tons per person Malta
2000s 0.0814 metric tons per person 0.0116 metric tons per person 0.0698 metric tons per person American Samoa
2010s 0.0541 metric tons per person 0.0292 metric tons per person 0.0249 metric tons per person American Samoa
2020s 0.0265 metric tons per person 0.0389 metric tons per person 0.0123 metric tons per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, American Samoa or Malta?
Malta, at 0.0347 metric tons per person against 0.0327 metric tons per person in American Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between American Samoa and Malta?
0.002 metric tons per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Malta?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do American Samoa and Malta rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 50th and Malta ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.