15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in American Samoa
American Samoa: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 56.33 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in American Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in American Samoa stood at 56.33 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in American Samoa peaked at 56.33 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.33 %, in 2000.
American Samoa ranks 71st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.33 % | — |
| 2005 | 56.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.33 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.33 % | 56.33 % | 56.33 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.33 % | 56.33 % | 56.33 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 56.33 % | 56.33 % | 56.33 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 68 Montenegro 58.14 % compare
- 69 Serbia 57.72 % compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.61 % compare
- 72 Australia and New Zealand 54.98 % compare
- 73 Poland 54.44 % compare
- 74 Benin 54.27 % compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 13.58 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 19.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in American Samoa?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in American Samoa was 56.33 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.33 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.33 % in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- American Samoa ranks 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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