Namibia vs Samoa: Annual change in forest area
Namibia
-644.04 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
-480 hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
163rd
Samoa rank
161st
Annual change in forest area over time
- Namibia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -480 hectares against -644.04 hectares in Namibia, a difference of 164.04 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 161st of 235 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -71,009 hectares | -481 hectares | 70,528 hectares | Samoa |
| 2000s | -7,681 hectares | -481 hectares | 7,200 hectares | Samoa |
| 2010s | -644.87 hectares | -480.1 hectares | 164.77 hectares | Samoa |
| 2020s | -644.37 hectares | -480 hectares | 164.37 hectares | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Namibia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -480 hectares against -644.04 hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Namibia and Samoa?
- 164.04 hectares, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Samoa rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Namibia ranks 163rd 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.