Sulphur dioxide and coal in American Samoa
American Samoa: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 503.5 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
503.5
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
200th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3,717
in 1999
All-time low
0.1158
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in American Samoa, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 503.5 for sulphur dioxide and coal in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in American Samoa peaked at 3,717 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1158, 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.1158 | — |
| 1751 | 0.1164 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 0.117 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 0.1176 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 0.1182 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 0.1188 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 0.1194 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 0.1199 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 0.1205 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 0.1211 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 0.1217 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 0.1224 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 0.123 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 0.1236 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 0.1242 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 0.1249 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 0.1255 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 0.1261 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 0.1267 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 0.1273 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 0.128 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 0.1286 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 0.1293 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 0.1299 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 0.1306 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 0.1312 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 0.1319 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 0.1325 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 0.1332 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 0.1338 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.1345 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.1352 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 0.1358 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 0.1365 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 0.1372 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 0.1379 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.1386 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.1392 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.1399 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.1406 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.1413 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.142 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.1427 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.1434 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.1441 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.1448 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.1455 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.1462 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.1469 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 0.1476 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.1608 | +8.9% |
| 1801 | 0.1619 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 0.1633 | +0.9% |
| 1803 | 0.164 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 0.1661 | +1.2% |
| 1805 | 0.1668 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 0.1668 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.1691 | +1.3% |
| 1808 | 0.1701 | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 0.1709 | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 0.1719 | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 0.1734 | +0.9% |
| 1812 | 0.1751 | +1.0% |
| 1813 | 0.1768 | +1.0% |
| 1814 | 0.1786 | +1.0% |
| 1815 | 0.1803 | +1.0% |
| 1816 | 0.1828 | +1.4% |
| 1817 | 0.1849 | +1.2% |
| 1818 | 0.1872 | +1.3% |
| 1819 | 0.187 | -0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.1882 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 0.1895 | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 0.1908 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 0.192 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 0.1954 | +1.8% |
| 1825 | 0.1989 | +1.8% |
| 1826 | 0.2039 | +2.5% |
| 1827 | 0.2074 | +1.7% |
| 1828 | 0.2112 | +1.8% |
| 1829 | 0.2163 | +2.4% |
| 1830 | 0.2235 | +3.3% |
| 1831 | 0.2272 | +1.7% |
| 1832 | 0.2445 | +7.6% |
| 1833 | 0.2553 | +4.4% |
| 1834 | 0.251 | -1.7% |
| 1835 | 0.2706 | +7.8% |
| 1836 | 0.2783 | +2.8% |
| 1837 | 0.2891 | +3.9% |
| 1838 | 0.282 | -2.4% |
| 1839 | 0.2907 | +3.1% |
| 1840 | 0.2964 | +2.0% |
| 1841 | 0.3006 | +1.4% |
| 1842 | 0.3115 | +3.6% |
| 1843 | 0.3245 | +4.2% |
| 1844 | 0.3494 | +7.7% |
| 1845 | 0.3793 | +8.6% |
| 1846 | 0.4013 | +5.8% |
| 1847 | 0.4366 | +8.8% |
| 1848 | 0.46 | +5.4% |
| 1849 | 0.478 | +3.9% |
| 1850 | 0.4975 | +4.1% |
| 1851 | 0.5631 | +13.2% |
| 1852 | 0.5858 | +4.0% |
| 1853 | 0.6248 | +6.7% |
| 1854 | 0.6567 | +5.1% |
| 1855 | 0.7147 | +8.8% |
| 1856 | 0.7284 | +1.9% |
| 1857 | 0.7304 | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.7271 | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.7625 | +4.9% |
| 1860 | 0.8019 | +5.2% |
| 1861 | 0.8559 | +6.7% |
| 1862 | 0.9196 | +7.4% |
| 1863 | 0.9814 | +6.7% |
| 1864 | 0.9987 | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 1.01 | +1.6% |
| 1866 | 1.07 | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 1.21 | +13.2% |
| 1868 | 1.32 | +9.7% |
| 1869 | 1.47 | +11.3% |
| 1870 | 1.56 | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 1.58 | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 1.86 | +17.5% |
| 1873 | 2.14 | +14.7% |
| 1874 | 2.1 | -1.4% |
| 1875 | 2 | -4.9% |
| 1876 | 1.96 | -2.3% |
| 1877 | 2.26 | +15.3% |
| 1878 | 2.29 | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 2.76 | +20.6% |
| 1880 | 3.21 | +16.3% |
| 1881 | 3.34 | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 3.65 | +9.2% |
| 1883 | 3.5 | -4.1% |
| 1884 | 3.6 | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 3.49 | -2.9% |
| 1886 | 3.81 | +9.1% |
| 1887 | 3.93 | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 4.42 | +12.6% |
| 1889 | 4.37 | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 5.31 | +21.5% |
| 1891 | 5.83 | +9.9% |
| 1892 | 5.86 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 5.78 | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 5.52 | -4.4% |
| 1895 | 6.09 | +10.3% |
| 1896 | 6.36 | +4.4% |
| 1897 | 6.45 | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 6.61 | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 7.27 | +10.0% |
| 1900 | 7.75 | +6.6% |
| 1901 | 8.35 | +7.7% |
| 1902 | 9.26 | +11.0% |
| 1903 | 10.61 | +14.6% |
| 1904 | 10.99 | +3.6% |
| 1905 | 12.28 | +11.7% |
| 1906 | 12.22 | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 14.75 | +20.6% |
| 1908 | 13.92 | -5.6% |
| 1909 | 14.75 | +5.9% |
| 1910 | 16.27 | +10.4% |
| 1911 | 16.57 | +1.8% |
| 1912 | 17.29 | +4.4% |
| 1913 | 19.53 | +12.9% |
| 1914 | 19.32 | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 20.25 | +4.8% |
| 1916 | 22.44 | +10.8% |
| 1917 | 24.76 | +10.3% |
| 1918 | 26.36 | +6.4% |
| 1919 | 26.26 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 32.65 | +24.3% |
| 1921 | 32 | -2.0% |
| 1922 | 35.38 | +10.6% |
| 1923 | 43.28 | +22.3% |
| 1924 | 41.21 | -4.8% |
| 1925 | 42.95 | +4.2% |
| 1926 | 44.3 | +3.1% |
| 1927 | 48.58 | +9.6% |
| 1928 | 49.06 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 53.58 | +9.2% |
| 1930 | 47.35 | -11.6% |
| 1931 | 43.69 | -7.7% |
| 1932 | 39.93 | -8.6% |
| 1933 | 44.28 | +10.9% |
| 1934 | 45.27 | +2.3% |
| 1935 | 48.83 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | 54.75 | +12.1% |
| 1937 | 61.91 | +13.1% |
| 1938 | 57.41 | -7.3% |
| 1939 | 61.34 | +6.8% |
| 1940 | 67.95 | +10.8% |
| 1941 | 73.78 | +8.6% |
| 1942 | 74 | +0.3% |
| 1943 | 80.84 | +9.2% |
| 1944 | 92.8 | +14.8% |
| 1945 | 96.56 | +4.1% |
| 1946 | 98.71 | +2.2% |
| 1947 | 108.32 | +9.7% |
| 1948 | 120.35 | +11.1% |
| 1949 | 111.94 | -7.0% |
| 1950 | 125.9 | +12.5% |
| 1951 | 134.51 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | 138.02 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 142.64 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 140.76 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 148.97 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 152.53 | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 147.69 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 147.02 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 149.62 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 151.63 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 153.98 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 160.54 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 166.88 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 174.91 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 187.34 | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 199.49 | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 211.1 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 227.55 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 243.13 | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 279.92 | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 370.04 | +32.2% |
| 1972 | 396.42 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 434.87 | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 368.49 | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 448.06 | +21.6% |
| 1976 | 466.32 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 466.86 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 546.8 | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 523.33 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 521.09 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 554.81 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 512.53 | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 474.61 | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 462.72 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 512.71 | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 554.64 | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 600.75 | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 655.08 | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 637.33 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 2,439 | +282.7% |
| 1991 | 2,561 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2,735 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 2,833 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 2,947 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 3,049 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 3,148 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3,279 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 3,416 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 3,717 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 3,335 | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 3,159 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 977.77 | -69.0% |
| 2003 | 1,261 | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 1,324 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1,325 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,352 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,367 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,331 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,305 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,208 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 893.28 | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 984.89 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 967.23 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 963.64 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 955.34 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 953.14 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 583.53 | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 579.72 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 565.75 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 472.47 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 508.4 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 503.5 | -1.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 503.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 503.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +282.7% | 637.33 | 2,439 |
| 2002 | -69.0% | 3,159 | 977.77 |
| 2017 | -38.8% | 953.14 | 583.53 |
| 1971 | +32.2% | 279.92 | 370.04 |
| 2011 | -26.1% | 1,208 | 893.28 |
| 2003 | +28.9% | 977.77 | 1,261 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1185 | 0.1158 | 0.1211 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.1245 | 0.1217 | 0.1273 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.1309 | 0.128 | 0.1338 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.1375 | 0.1345 | 0.1406 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.1444 | 0.1413 | 0.1476 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.166 | 0.1608 | 0.1709 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1798 | 0.1719 | 0.1872 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1993 | 0.1882 | 0.2163 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2612 | 0.2235 | 0.2907 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3738 | 0.2964 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.6591 | 0.4975 | 0.7625 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.06 | 0.8019 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.05 | 1.56 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.73 | 3.21 | 4.42 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.11 | 5.31 | 7.27 | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.49 | 7.75 | 14.75 | 10 |
| 1910s | 20.91 | 16.27 | 26.36 | 10 |
| 1920s | 42.3 | 32 | 53.58 | 10 |
| 1930s | 50.47 | 39.93 | 61.91 | 10 |
| 1940s | 92.52 | 67.95 | 120.35 | 10 |
| 1950s | 142.77 | 125.9 | 152.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 187.66 | 151.63 | 243.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 430.11 | 279.92 | 546.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 548.63 | 462.72 | 655.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,012 | 2,439 | 3,717 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,674 | 977.77 | 3,335 | 10 |
| 2010s | 865.48 | 565.75 | 1,208 | 10 |
| 2020s | 494.79 | 472.47 | 508.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 197 Saint Lucia 590.4 compare
- 198 Tonga 553.16 compare
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 533.08 compare
- 201 Marshall Islands 384.82 compare
- 202 Grenada 350.26 compare
- 203 Kiribati 335.93 compare
More energy & mining data for American Samoa
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in American Samoa?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in American Samoa was 503.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,717 in 1999.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1158 in 1750.
- How does American Samoa rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- American Samoa ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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