What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in American Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 3,717 tonnes in 1999.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in American Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1158 tonnes in 1750.

How does American Samoa rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

American Samoa ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in American Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this American Samoa data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in American Samoa

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in American Samoa
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

American Samoa: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 503.5 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

503.5 tonnes

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

200th

of 220 countries

All-time high

3,717 tonnes

in 1999

All-time low

0.1158 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in American Samoa, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

American Samoa recorded 503.5 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in American Samoa peaked at 3,717 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1158 tonnes, in 1750.

American Samoa ranks 200th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.1185 tonnes	0.1158 tonnes	0.1211 tonnes	10
1760s	0.1245 tonnes	0.1217 tonnes	0.1273 tonnes	10
1770s	0.1309 tonnes	0.128 tonnes	0.1338 tonnes	10
1780s	0.1375 tonnes	0.1345 tonnes	0.1406 tonnes	10
1790s	0.1444 tonnes	0.1413 tonnes	0.1476 tonnes	10
1800s	0.166 tonnes	0.1608 tonnes	0.1709 tonnes	10
1810s	0.1798 tonnes	0.1719 tonnes	0.1872 tonnes	10
1820s	0.1993 tonnes	0.1882 tonnes	0.2163 tonnes	10
1830s	0.2612 tonnes	0.2235 tonnes	0.2907 tonnes	10
1840s	0.3738 tonnes	0.2964 tonnes	0.478 tonnes	10
1850s	0.6591 tonnes	0.4975 tonnes	0.7625 tonnes	10
1860s	1.06 tonnes	0.8019 tonnes	1.47 tonnes	10
1870s	2.05 tonnes	1.56 tonnes	2.76 tonnes	10
1880s	3.73 tonnes	3.21 tonnes	4.42 tonnes	10
1890s	6.11 tonnes	5.31 tonnes	7.27 tonnes	10
1900s	11.49 tonnes	7.75 tonnes	14.75 tonnes	10
1910s	20.91 tonnes	16.27 tonnes	26.36 tonnes	10
1920s	42.3 tonnes	32 tonnes	53.58 tonnes	10
1930s	50.47 tonnes	39.93 tonnes	61.91 tonnes	10
1940s	92.52 tonnes	67.95 tonnes	120.35 tonnes	10
1950s	142.77 tonnes	125.9 tonnes	152.53 tonnes	10
1960s	187.66 tonnes	151.63 tonnes	243.13 tonnes	10
1970s	430.11 tonnes	279.92 tonnes	546.8 tonnes	10
1980s	548.63 tonnes	462.72 tonnes	655.08 tonnes	10
1990s	3,012 tonnes	2,439 tonnes	3,717 tonnes	10
2000s	1,674 tonnes	977.77 tonnes	3,335 tonnes	10
2010s	865.48 tonnes	565.75 tonnes	1,208 tonnes	10
2020s	494.79 tonnes	472.47 tonnes	508.4 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near American Samoa

197 Saint Lucia 590.4 tonnes compare
198 Tonga 553.16 tonnes compare
199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 533.08 tonnes compare
201 Marshall Islands 384.82 tonnes compare
202 Grenada 350.26 tonnes compare
203 Kiribati 335.93 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in American Samoa?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in American Samoa was 503.5 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in American Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 3,717 tonnes in 1999.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in American Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1158 tonnes in 1750.
How does American Samoa rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: American Samoa ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in American Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this American Samoa data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.