Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in American Samoa
American Samoa: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 3.98 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in American Samoa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in American Samoa stood at 3.98 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in American Samoa peaked at 4.04 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.98 1000 ha, in 2001.
American Samoa ranks 29th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.99 1000 ha | 3.98 1000 ha | 4.02 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.98 1000 ha | 3.98 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 1000 ha | 3.98 1000 ha | 4.04 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 26 Uzbekistan 1,980 1000 ha compare
- 27 Melanesia 1,440 1000 ha compare
- 28 Mozambique 1,268 1000 ha compare
- 29 Mongolia 1,163 1000 ha compare
- 30 Kenya 1,151 1000 ha compare
- 31 Caribbean 1,082 1000 ha compare
- 32 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,077 1000 ha compare
More environment data for American Samoa
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Aquaculture production 15 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 13.58 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.67 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 98.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in American Samoa?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in American Samoa was 3.98 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does American Samoa rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- American Samoa ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis 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 Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.