American Samoa vs North Korea: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

American Samoa
6.33 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
7.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
34th
North Korea rank
32nd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • American Samoa
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre in American Samoa, a difference of 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North Korea ahead.

American Samoa ranks 34th and North Korea ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per square kilometre 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 0.5045 metric tons per square kilometre 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre 5.85 metric tons per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.6395 metric tons per square kilometre 13.16 metric tons per square kilometre 12.52 metric tons per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre 9.24 metric tons per square kilometre 8.07 metric tons per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 22.98 metric tons per square kilometre 5.9 metric tons per square kilometre 17.08 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 14.47 metric tons per square kilometre 6.58 metric tons per square kilometre 7.89 metric tons per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, American Samoa or North Korea?
North Korea, at 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between American Samoa and North Korea?
1.09 metric tons per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and North Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and North Korea rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
American Samoa ranks 34th and North Korea ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.