American Samoa vs Papua New Guinea: How have things changed?, per capita

American Samoa
0.0327 metric tons per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0327 metric tons per person
in 2024
American Samoa rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
51st

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196519942024

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.0327 metric tons per person against 0.0327 metric tons per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

American Samoa ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per person 0.0067 metric tons per person 0.0067 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0033 metric tons per person 0.0238 metric tons per person 0.0204 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0034 metric tons per person 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0123 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0043 metric tons per person 0.0148 metric tons per person 0.0105 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0814 metric tons per person 0.0359 metric tons per person 0.0454 metric tons per person American Samoa
2010s 0.0541 metric tons per person 0.0345 metric tons per person 0.0196 metric tons per person American Samoa
2020s 0.0265 metric tons per person 0.0264 metric tons per person 0.0001 metric tons per person American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, American Samoa or Papua New Guinea?
American Samoa, at 0.0327 metric tons per person against 0.0327 metric tons per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
0 metric tons per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do American Samoa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st 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.