Forest area as a proportion of total land area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 79.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in American Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in American Samoa is 79.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in American Samoa peaked at 90.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2015.
That places American Samoa 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.3% | — |
| 2000 | 88.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 79.2% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 5 Palau 91.0% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.8% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 85.8% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.5% compare
- 10 Dominica 76.5% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.1% 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)
- Agriculture — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 19.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 13.58 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.67 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in American Samoa?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in American Samoa was 79.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2015.
- How does American Samoa rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- American Samoa ranks 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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