Laos vs Samoa: Forest area, annual growth rate
Laos
-0.2708 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
-0.2996 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
181st
Samoa rank
182nd
Forest area, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Samoa
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.2708 % change on previous year against -0.2996 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.0288 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 182nd of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2449 % change on previous year | -0.2754 % change on previous year | 0.0305 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | -0.2771 % change on previous year | -0.2828 % change on previous year | 0.0057 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | -0.3375 % change on previous year | -0.2905 % change on previous year | 0.047 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.2635 % change on previous year | -0.2973 % change on previous year | 0.0338 % change on previous year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, annual growth rate, Laos or Samoa?
- Laos, at -0.2708 % change on previous year against -0.2996 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area, annual growth rate between Laos and Samoa?
- 0.0288 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 182nd of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.