Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of land covered by forest
Samoa
57.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
57.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
41st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th
Share of land covered by forest over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 57.6% against 57.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 216 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.7% | 61.3% | 1.5% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 60.7% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 58.3% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.5% | 0.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 57.6% against 57.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of land covered by forest?
- Samoa ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.