Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in American Samoa
American Samoa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in American Samoa, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in American Samoa stood at 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in American Samoa peaked at 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13,688 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1980.
American Samoa ranks 26th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13,688 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 18,006 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 27,250 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 1983 | 18,254 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1984 | 22,066 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 21,805 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 23,479 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 25,543 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 26,278 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 31,321 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 34,986 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 36,983 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 39,823 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 40,550 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 41,213 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 41,840 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 43,683 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 46,595 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 48,180 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 49,958 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 51,084 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 53,410 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 56,420 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 58,828 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 61,767 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 68,816 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 73,809 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 77,509 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 80,994 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 83,120 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 86,012 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 53,009 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2012 | 55,367 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 57,446 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 59,838 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 61,796 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 63,820 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 66,496 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 69,626 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 72,470 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 71,314 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,492 current US$ per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +51.3% | 18,006 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,250 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -38.4% | 86,012 current US$ per square kilometre | 53,009 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -33.0% | 27,250 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,254 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +31.6% | 13,688 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,006 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22,769 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,688 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,321 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,381 current US$ per square kilometre | 34,986 current US$ per square kilometre | 49,958 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,576 current US$ per square kilometre | 51,084 current US$ per square kilometre | 83,120 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,588 current US$ per square kilometre | 53,009 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,012 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,770 current US$ per square kilometre | 71,314 current US$ per square kilometre | 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 23 United Arab Emirates 112,829 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Barbados 102,630 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Lebanon 95,406 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Mauritius 80,259 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Germany 79,125 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Seychelles 59,890 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for American Samoa
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -7.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- GNI 189.70 million current LCU (1985)
- GNI per capita 4,851 current LCU (1985)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.713 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12,846 current LCU per person (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 23.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 10,347 constant 2015 US$ per person (2022)
- GNI 189.70 million current US$ (1985)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in American Samoa?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in American Samoa was 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 88,226 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,688 current US$ per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- American Samoa ranks 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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.