Primary Forest — Area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Primary Forest — Area was 0.09 1000 ha in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary Forest — Area in American Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in American Samoa is 0.09 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in American Samoa peaked at 7.9 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.09 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places American Samoa 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.73 1000 ha | 5.56 1000 ha | 7.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 1000 ha | 2.95 1000 ha | 5.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 2.69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 1000 ha | 0.09 1000 ha | 0.09 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More environment data for American Samoa
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 36.67 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1,512 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.41 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in American Samoa?
- Primary forest — area in American Samoa was 0.09 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does American Samoa rank for primary forest — area?
- American Samoa ranks 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.