Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics in American Samoa
American Samoa: Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics was 0.25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics in American Samoa, 2005–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.25 for dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.4% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in American Samoa peaked at 0.857 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2023.
That places American Samoa 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3335 | — |
| 2006 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8335 | +149.9% |
| 2010 | 0.857 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8125 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8125 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3125 | -61.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5625 | +80.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5625 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5835 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5835 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5835 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.375 | -35.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4665 | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4575 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.25 | -45.4% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5835, 43% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.25 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.625, 40% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +149.9% | 0.3335 | 0.8335 |
| 2015 | +80.0% | 0.3125 | 0.5625 |
| 2014 | -61.5% | 0.8125 | 0.3125 |
| 2023 | -45.4% | 0.4575 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | -35.7% | 0.5835 | 0.375 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4335 | 0.3335 | 0.8335 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6527 | 0.3125 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3872 | 0.25 | 0.4665 | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 188 Andorra 0.2915 compare
- 188 Israel 0.2915 compare
- 188 Seychelles 0.2915 compare
- 191 Bahamas 0.25 compare
- 191 Barbados 0.25 compare
- 191 French Polynesia 0.25 compare
- 191 Gibraltar 0.25 compare
- 191 Greenland 0.25 compare
- 191 Hong Kong 0.25 compare
- 191 Isle of Man 0.25 compare
- 191 New Caledonia 0.25 compare
- 191 Northern Mariana Islands 0.25 compare
- 191 Puerto Rico 0.25 compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.25 compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in American Samoa?
- Dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in American Samoa was 0.25 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest dimension 3.3: environmental statistics recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2010.
- What is the lowest dimension 3.3: environmental statistics recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for dimension 3.3: environmental statistics?
- American Samoa ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dimension 3.3: environmental statistics rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average score for Goal 13-15 indicators. See 3.1.