Share global forest in American Samoa
American Samoa: Share global forest was 0.0004 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0004
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
186th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0004
in 2000
All-time low
0.0004
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in American Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.0004 for share global forest in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in American Samoa peaked at 0.0004 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 2015.
That places American Samoa 186th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0004 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 4% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0004 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More environment data for American Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1148 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.878 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 40.9 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in American Samoa?
- Share global forest in American Samoa was 0.0004 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 2015.
- How does American Samoa rank for share global forest?
- American Samoa ranks 186th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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