Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places American Samoa 102nd 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 seasonal water area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +298.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +63.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +34.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +298.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 99 Mozambique 0.4% compare
- 100 Ukraine 0.4% compare
- 101 Polynesia 0.4% compare
- 103 Angola 0.4% compare
- 104 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 104 Republic of Moldova 0.4% 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)
- 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 seasonal water area in American Samoa?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- American Samoa ranks 102nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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