Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in American Samoa
American Samoa: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 0.1573 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in American Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.1573 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in American Samoa peaked at 0.1437 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0243, in 2000.
American Samoa ranks 230th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0243 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0736 | +203.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1309 | +77.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0987 | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0805 | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0804 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1043 | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1257 | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0888 | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0986 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1024 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0751 | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0625 | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0554 | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.124 | +124.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1032 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0677 | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1305 | +92.8% |
| 2019 | 0.078 | -40.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0731 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1373 | +87.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1437 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.151 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1573 | +4.2% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.1573 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.35, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.1573 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.77, 2% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0906 | 0.0243 | 0.1309 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0889 | 0.0554 | 0.1305 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1325 | 0.0731 | 0.1573 | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 227 San Marino 0.5327 compare
- 228 Namibia 0.5239 compare
- 229 Azerbaijan 0.2013 compare
- 231 Norfolk Island 0.118 compare
- 232 Mayotte 0.062 compare
- 233 Guam 0.0132 compare
More development goals data for American Samoa
- Red List Index 0.8081 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 (2024)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 0 (2019)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by 0 (2019)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 6,948 (2022)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 6.3% (2024)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 5.6% (2024)
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 0.0% (2022)
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 6.32 (2023)
- Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in American Samoa?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in American Samoa was 0.1573 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1437 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- American Samoa ranks 230th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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