Urban area long term, per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0009 units per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
3rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0009 units per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0004 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Urban area long term, per capita in American Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in American Samoa is 0.0009 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1960.
American Samoa ranks 3rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.5% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 4.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 11.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 1 East Timor 0.0017 units per person compare
- 2 Puerto Rico 0.0009 units per person compare
- 4 Australia 0.0008 units per person compare
- 5 Botswana 0.0007 units per person compare
- 6 United States 0.0007 units per person compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- 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)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in American Samoa?
- Urban area long term, per capita in American Samoa was 0.0009 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1960.
- How does American Samoa rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.