Cyprus vs Samoa: Forest area
Cyprus
171,700 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
159,760 hectares
in 2025
Cyprus rank
158th
Samoa rank
159th
Forest area over time
- Cyprus
- Samoa
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 171,700 hectares against 159,760 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 11,940 hectares.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Cyprus ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 159th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 165,835 hectares | 174,416 hectares | 8,580 hectares | Samoa |
| 2000s | 172,164 hectares | 169,606 hectares | 2,558 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 172,715 hectares | 164,800 hectares | 7,915 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 172,120 hectares | 160,960 hectares | 11,160 hectares | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cyprus or Samoa?
- Cyprus, at 171,700 hectares against 159,760 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cyprus and Samoa?
- 11,940 hectares, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Samoa rank globally for forest area?
- Cyprus ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 159th 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.