French Polynesia vs Samoa: Forest area
French Polynesia
149,460 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
159,760 hectares
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
161st
Samoa rank
159th
Forest area over time
- French Polynesia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 159,760 hectares against 149,460 hectares in French Polynesia, a difference of 10,300 hectares.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
French Polynesia ranks 161st and Samoa ranks 159th of 235 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,284 hectares | 174,416 hectares | 28,132 hectares | Samoa |
| 2000s | 148,960 hectares | 169,606 hectares | 20,646 hectares | Samoa |
| 2010s | 149,460 hectares | 164,800 hectares | 15,340 hectares | Samoa |
| 2020s | 149,460 hectares | 160,960 hectares | 11,500 hectares | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, French Polynesia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 159,760 hectares against 149,460 hectares in French Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between French Polynesia and Samoa?
- 10,300 hectares, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for forest area?
- French Polynesia ranks 161st 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.