North Macedonia vs Samoa: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

North Macedonia
-0.3%
in 2025
Samoa
-0.3%
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
183rd
Samoa rank
182nd

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Samoa
-0.500.51199120082025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports -0.3% against -0.3% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 182nd of 228 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% -0.3% 0.8% North Macedonia
2000s 0.1% -0.3% 0.4% North Macedonia
2010s 0.7% -0.3% 1.0% North Macedonia
2020s -0.1% -0.3% 0.2% North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, North Macedonia or Samoa?
Samoa, at -0.3% against -0.3% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between North Macedonia and Samoa?
0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do North Macedonia and Samoa rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
North Macedonia ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 182nd of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.