Terrestrial and marine protected areas in American Samoa
American Samoa: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in American Samoa is 8.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in American Samoa peaked at 8.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places American Samoa 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in American Samoa?
- Terrestrial and 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does American Samoa rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- American Samoa ranks 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.