American Samoa vs Belgium: Annual change in forest area
American Samoa
0 hectares
in 2025
Belgium
0 hectares
in 2025
American Samoa rank
85th
Belgium rank
85th
Annual change in forest area over time
- American Samoa
- Belgium
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 0 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 85th and Belgium ranks 85th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -34 hectares | -1,010 hectares | 976 hectares | American Samoa |
| 2000s | -142 hectares | 1,930 hectares | 2,072 hectares | Belgium |
| 2010s | -49.4 hectares | -1,334 hectares | 1,284 hectares | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | -626 hectares | 626 hectares | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, American Samoa or Belgium?
- American Samoa, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between American Samoa and Belgium?
- 0 hectares, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Belgium?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Belgium rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- American Samoa ranks 85th and Belgium ranks 85th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.