American Samoa vs Sri Lanka: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
American Samoa
6.33 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
6.45 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- American Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre in American Samoa, a difference of 0.12 metric tons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
American Samoa ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5045 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.6395 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 22.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 18.2 metric tons per square kilometre | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.69 metric tons per square kilometre | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5417 metric tons per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.45 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.12 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd 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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About this data
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.