Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in American Samoa
American Samoa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 1.36 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in American Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in American Samoa stood at 1.36 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in American Samoa peaked at 1.36 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million t, in 1990.
That places American Samoa 202nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.28 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million t | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.3 million t | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.3 million t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million t | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million t | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million t | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million t | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million t | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 1.36 million t is below the median for high income countries, which is 57 million t, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 1.36 million t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 143.68 million t, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million t | 1.28 million t | 1.28 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million t | 1.28 million t | 1.35 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million t | 1.36 million t | 1.36 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million t | 1.36 million t | 1.36 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More climate change data for American Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1942 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0944 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1017 °C (2026)
- Precipitation anomalies 406.76 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2171 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3295 °C (2025)
- Population, total 46,029 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 2,994 millimeters (2025)
- Population growth -1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in American Samoa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in American Samoa was 1.36 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million t in 1990.
- How does American Samoa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- American Samoa ranks 202nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.