What is land area in American Samoa?

Land area in American Samoa was 200 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in American Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 200 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in American Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 200 sq. km in 1961.

How does American Samoa rank for land area?

American Samoa ranks 202nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in American Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this American Samoa data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in American Samoa

Name: Land area in American Samoa
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

American Samoa: Land area was 200 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

200 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

202nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

200 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

200 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in American Samoa, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in American Samoa is 200 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in American Samoa peaked at 200 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 200 sq. km, in 1961.

American Samoa ranks 202nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	9
1970s	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	10
1980s	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	10
1990s	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	10
2000s	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	10
2010s	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	10
2020s	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	200 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near American Samoa

199 Maldives 298 sq. km compare
200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 sq. km compare
201 Cayman Islands 240 sq. km compare
204 Aruba 180 sq. km compare
204 Marshall Islands 180 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for American Samoa

Rural population 8,970 (2025)
Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 19.5% (2025)
Fertilizer consumption 38.61 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2020)
Agricultural land 29.6 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 14.8% (2023)
Arable land 1,030 hectares (2023)
Arable land 0.0217 hectares per person (2023)
Arable land 5.2% (2023)
Permanent cropland 9.7% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in American Samoa?: Land area in American Samoa was 200 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in American Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 200 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in American Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 200 sq. km in 1961.
How does American Samoa rank for land area?: American Samoa ranks 202nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in American Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this American Samoa data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.