Land area — Area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Land area — Area was 19.9 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in American Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 19.9 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in American Samoa peaked at 20 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19.9 1000 ha, in 2023.
American Samoa ranks 244th of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land area — Area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.9 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 19.9 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,049 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 19.9 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,845 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.96 1000 ha | 19.9 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 241 Cayman Islands 24 1000 ha compare
- 241 Cook Islands 24 1000 ha compare
- 243 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 23 1000 ha compare
- 245 Channel Islands 19.8 1000 ha compare
- 246 Marshall Islands 18.1 1000 ha compare
- 247 Aruba 18 1000 ha 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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in American Samoa?
- Land area — area in American Samoa was 19.9 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 20 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for land area — area?
- American Samoa ranks 244th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.