Forest area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Forest area was 15,850 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in American Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in American Samoa is 15,850 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in American Samoa peaked at 18,070 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,850 hectares, in 2015.
That places American Samoa 186th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,070 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 18,036 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 18,002 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17,968 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 17,934 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 17,900 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 17,866 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 17,832 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 17,798 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 17,764 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 17,730 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 17,576 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 17,422 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 17,268 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 17,114 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 16,960 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 16,806 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 16,652 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 16,498 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 16,344 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 16,190 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 16,122 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 16,054 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15,986 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15,918 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15,850 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15,850 hectares | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 15,850 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 4% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 15,850 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,917 hectares | 17,764 hectares | 18,070 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,037 hectares | 16,344 hectares | 17,730 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,952 hectares | 15,850 hectares | 16,190 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,850 hectares | 15,850 hectares | 15,850 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 40.9 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in American Samoa?
- Forest area in American Samoa was 15,850 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 18,070 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,850 hectares in 2015.
- How does American Samoa rank for forest area?
- American Samoa ranks 186th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.