Forest land — Share in Land area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Forest land — Share in Land area was 79.65 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in American Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in American Samoa stood at 79.65 %.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in American Samoa peaked at 90.35 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.25 %, in 2015.
American Samoa ranks 9th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.35 % | — |
| 1991 | 90.18 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 90.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 89.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 89.67 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 89.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.33 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.16 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 88.99 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.82 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.88 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.34 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 85.57 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.03 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.26 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 82.49 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.72 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.95 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.61 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.27 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.93 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 79.65 % | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 79.65 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 2.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 79.65 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.59 % | 88.82 % | 90.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.19 % | 81.72 % | 88.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.76 % | 79.25 % | 80.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.41 % | 79.25 % | 79.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.84 % compare
- 7 Guyana 87.07 % compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 86.09 % compare
- 10 Pitcairn 78.51 % compare
- 11 Dominica 76.42 % compare
- 12 Wallis and Futuna Islands 75.56 % 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)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in American Samoa?
- Forest land — share in land area in American Samoa was 79.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.35 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.25 % in 2015.
- How does American Samoa rank for forest land — share in land area?
- American Samoa ranks 9th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.