Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Samoa
-480 hectares
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
-424 hectares
in 2025
Samoa rank
161st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
160th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Samoa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -424 hectares against -480 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 56 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 161st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th of 235 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -481 hectares | -425 hectares | 56 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | -481 hectares | -424.1 hectares | 56.9 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | -480.1 hectares | -424 hectares | 56.1 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | -480 hectares | -424 hectares | 56 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
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, Samoa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at -424 hectares against -480 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 56 hectares, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Samoa ranks 161st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th 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
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.