Libya vs Samoa: Annual change in forest area
Libya
-334 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
-480 hectares
in 2025
Libya rank
159th
Samoa rank
161st
Annual change in forest area over time
- Libya
- Samoa
How they compare
Libya currently reports -334 hectares against -480 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 146 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 161st of 235 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -333 hectares | -481 hectares | 148 hectares | Libya |
| 2000s | -333 hectares | -481 hectares | 148 hectares | Libya |
| 2010s | -333.9 hectares | -480.1 hectares | 146.2 hectares | Libya |
| 2020s | -334 hectares | -480 hectares | 146 hectares | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Libya or Samoa?
- Libya, at -334 hectares against -480 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Libya and Samoa?
- 146 hectares, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Samoa rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Libya ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 161st 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.