Afao Facts

Area1.3 km²
Population181
Male Population89 (49.0%)
Female Population92 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+761.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-4.2%
Median Age19.4 years (Male: 21.2, Female: 16.9)
Local Time
TimezoneAmerican Samoa Standard Time
Lat & Lng-14.33667, -170.79917

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Afao Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population21142189179181
Population Density16 / km²108.2 / km²144 / km²136.4 / km²137.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Afao Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 5.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Afao+752.4%+26.1%-5.3%
Western District, American Samoa+680.7%+26.7%-3.6%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Afao Median Age

Median Age: 19.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Afao19.4 yrs16.9 yrs21.2 yrs
Western District, American Samoa22.4 yrs23.3 yrs21.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Afao Population Density

Population Density: 138 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Afao1811.313 km²138 / km²
Western District, American Samoa31,73477.1 km²412 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Afao Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Western District, American Samoa CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Western District, American Samoa525,331 tn16.55 tn6,812.6 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Western District, American Samoa CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)525,331 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita16.55 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)6,812.6 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/14/195:46 PM4.698 km10,000 m87km NNE of Aua, American Samoausgs.gov
7/22/1611:23 PM4.894.5 km10,000 m72km S of Matavai, Samoausgs.gov
11/17/072:28 PM4.194 km35,000 mSamoa Islands regionusgs.gov
6/24/0411:05 PM4.688.9 km10,000 mSamoa Islands regionusgs.gov
10/3/951:00 AM4.975.1 km38,300 mSamoa Islandsusgs.gov
10/19/841:28 AM5.470.9 km33,000 mSamoa Islandsusgs.gov

Afao

Afao is a village in southwest Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on the island's short southwestern coastline, between 'Amanave and Leone, to the southwest of Pago Pago.

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