Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.7369 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.7369 for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 1.17 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0678, in 2000.
That places American Samoa 192nd out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0678 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2704 | +298.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4411 | +63.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5732 | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6975 | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9272 | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9754 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9721 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9111 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8881 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6558 | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5227 | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.643 | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8648 | +34.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9344 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9843 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9987 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9148 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7985 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7369 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6724 | 0.0678 | 0.9754 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8947 | 0.5227 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8167 | 0.7369 | 0.9148 | 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 seasonal water area in American Samoa?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in American Samoa was 0.7369 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 1.17 in 2016.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0678 in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- American Samoa ranks 192nd out of 219 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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