Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in American Samoa
American Samoa: Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre was 0.0217 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in American Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.0217 units per square kilometre for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in American Samoa peaked at 0.025 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0172 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places American Samoa 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0217 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 103.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0217 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 62.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +43.2% | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0247 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 0.025 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 0.024 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0273 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Barbados 0.0254 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Marshall Islands 0.0227 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Singapore 0.0209 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Seychelles 0.0203 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 United States Virgin Islands 0.0195 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1017 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.015 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1942 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.0944 (2026)
- 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in American Samoa?
- Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in American Samoa was 0.0217 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.025 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0172 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does American Samoa rank for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pm exposure 1990 2017 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.
Pm exposure 1990 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pm exposure 1990 2017 Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pm exposure 1990 2017 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.