Moldova vs Samoa: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods

Moldova
-580 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
-480 hectares
in 2025
Moldova rank
162nd
Samoa rank
161st

Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time

  • Moldova
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports -480 hectares against -580 hectares in Moldova, a difference of 100 hectares.

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

Moldova ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 161st of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 1,900 hectares -481 hectares 2,381 hectares Moldova
2000s 2,899 hectares -481 hectares 3,380 hectares Moldova
2010s 435 hectares -480.1 hectares 915.1 hectares Moldova
2020s -923.34 hectares -480 hectares 443.34 hectares Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Moldova or Samoa?
Samoa, at -480 hectares against -580 hectares in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Moldova and Samoa?
100 hectares, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Samoa rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
Moldova ranks 162nd 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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