Lakes and rivers permanent water area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in American Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in American Samoa is 0.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in American Samoa peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places American Samoa 137th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +112.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +60.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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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)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 13.58 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 19.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in American Samoa?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in American Samoa was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- American Samoa ranks 137th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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