Marine protected areas in American Samoa
American Samoa: Marine protected areas was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Marine protected areas in American Samoa, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 8.7% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in American Samoa peaked at 8.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
American Samoa ranks 54th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.6% | — |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 6 |
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More climate change data for American Samoa
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 46,029 (2025)
- Urban population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Urban population 37,059 (2025)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0021 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.59 (2024)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in American Samoa?
- Marine protected areas in American Samoa was 8.7% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does American Samoa rank for marine protected areas?
- American Samoa ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.