Forest area in American Samoa
American Samoa: Forest area was 85.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in American Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in American Samoa stood at 85.2%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in American Samoa peaked at 90.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2023.
That places American Samoa 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.3% | — |
| 1991 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.6% | 88.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 85.8% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 85.2% | 85.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 5 Solomon Islands 90.1% compare
- 6 Guyana 87.1% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 86.4% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 79.0% compare
- 10 Liberia 78.1% compare
- 11 Finland 73.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for American Samoa
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8,970 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 15 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 15 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 44.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 11.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in American Samoa?
- Forest area in American Samoa was 85.2% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for forest area?
- American Samoa ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.