Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in American Samoa
American Samoa: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 83.2 trips per square kilometre in 2018. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in American Samoa, 1995–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2018, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in American Samoa stood at 83.2 trips per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in American Samoa peaked at 170 trips per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 81.5 trips per square kilometre, in 2015.
American Samoa ranks 44th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 140 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 145 trips per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 95 trips per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 1998 | 145 trips per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 1999 | 170 trips per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 170 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 141.5 trips per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 100.5 trips per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 103.5 trips per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 94.5 trips per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 94.73 trips per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.69 trips per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 86.13 trips per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.91 trips per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.34 trips per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 83 trips per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 87.5 trips per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 81.5 trips per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 83 trips per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 84 trips per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 83.2 trips per square kilometre | -1.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 83.2 trips per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 83.2 trips per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +52.6% | 95 trips per square kilometre | 145 trips per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -34.5% | 145 trips per square kilometre | 95 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139 trips per square kilometre | 95 trips per square kilometre | 170 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 112.92 trips per square kilometre | 85.69 trips per square kilometre | 170 trips per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.4 trips per square kilometre | 81.5 trips per square kilometre | 87.5 trips per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 41 El Salvador 112.63 trips per square kilometre compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 110.53 trips per square kilometre compare
- 43 Bulgaria 88.92 trips per square kilometre compare
- 45 Dominica 73.6 trips per square kilometre compare
- 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 70 trips per square kilometre compare
- 47 Japan 65.83 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in American Samoa?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in American Samoa was 83.2 trips per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 170 trips per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5 trips per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does American Samoa rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- American Samoa ranks 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.