American Samoa vs East Timor: Share of land area that is protected

American Samoa
16.4%
in 2025
East Timor
16.1%
in 2025
American Samoa rank
112th
East Timor rank
115th

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • American Samoa
  • East Timor
051015201320192025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 16.4% against 16.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was East Timor ahead.

American Samoa ranks 112th and East Timor ranks 115th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Share of land area that is protected
Unit
% of total land area
Source
Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.