American Samoa

Population: 63,217
GDP: $575.3 million (2007 est.)
Total Area: 199 sq km
Annual carbon emissions per capita: 9.65
Annual carbon emissions as percent of world's total: .0021%

“One of the predominant threats to small islands globally is that of climate change. American Samoa’s reefs are expected to come under increasing stress from the rise in global sea temperatures as well as acidification of coastal waters. Coastal communities are similarly threatened by potential sea level rise and changes in storm patterns. This is of particular concern in American Samoa where 100% of the population lives along the coast.”

“Increasing sea surface temperatures (SST) associated with climate change are likely to increase the frequency and magnitude of coral bleaching events. American Samoa usually experiences an annual SST range of only 2°C (27.5 to 29.5 °C), although during the past four years, instances of warmer than normal SSTs have been observed (Figure 10.5).
Mass coral bleaching in American Samoa occurred in 1994 (Goreau and Hayes,
1994) and in the summers of 2002 (Fisk and Birkeland, 2002) and 2003 (P. Craig, E. Mielbrecht, pers. comms.).”
--The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008, American Samoa, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2008