Forest land — Share in Land area in American Samoa

American Samoa: Forest land — Share in Land area was 79.65 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
79.65 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 36 groups
All-time high
90.35 %
in 1990
All-time low
79.25 %
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in American Samoa, 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 90.3 %1991: 90.2 %1992: 90 %1993: 89.8 %1994: 89.7 %1995: 89.5 %1996: 89.3 %1997: 89.2 %1998: 89 %1999: 88.8 %2000: 88.7 %2001: 87.9 %2002: 87.1 %2003: 86.3 %2004: 85.6 %2005: 84.8 %2006: 84 %2007: 83.3 %2008: 82.5 %2009: 81.7 %2010: 81 %2011: 80.6 %2012: 80.3 %2013: 79.9 %2014: 79.6 %2015: 79.2 %2016: 79.2 %2017: 79.2 %2018: 79.2 %2019: 79.2 %2020: 79.2 %2021: 79.2 %2022: 79.2 %2023: 79.7 %2024: 79.7 %

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 1st of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 French Guiana 96.37 % compare
  2. 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 92.07 % compare
  3. 3 Suriname 91.54 % compare
  4. 4 Gabon 91.44 % compare

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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 1st out of 36 groups 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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.