Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in American Samoa
American Samoa: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.23 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in American Samoa, 2000β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.23 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in American Samoa peaked at 0.23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2000.
American Samoa ranks 126th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.164 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.186 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1942 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.0944 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1017 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in American Samoa?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in American Samoa was 0.23 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- American Samoa ranks 126th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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