American Samoa vs Niue: Forest area
American Samoa
15,850 hectares
in 2025
Niue
18,870 hectares
in 2025
American Samoa rank
186th
Niue rank
183rd
Forest area over time
- American Samoa
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 18,870 hectares against 15,850 hectares in American Samoa, a difference of 3,020 hectares.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 186th and Niue ranks 183rd of 235 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,917 hectares | 18,885 hectares | 968 hectares | Niue |
| 2000s | 17,037 hectares | 18,803 hectares | 1,766 hectares | Niue |
| 2010s | 15,952 hectares | 18,815 hectares | 2,863 hectares | Niue |
| 2020s | 15,850 hectares | 18,870 hectares | 3,020 hectares | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, American Samoa or Niue?
- Niue, at 18,870 hectares against 15,850 hectares in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between American Samoa and Niue?
- 3,020 hectares, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Niue?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Niue rank globally for forest area?
- American Samoa ranks 186th and Niue ranks 183rd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.