Gambia vs Samoa: Forest area
Gambia
209,470 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
159,760 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
156th
Samoa rank
159th
Forest area over time
- Gambia
- Samoa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 209,470 hectares against 159,760 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 49,710 hectares.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 159th of 235 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 389,143 hectares | 174,416 hectares | 214,728 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | 331,828 hectares | 169,606 hectares | 162,223 hectares | Gambia |
| 2010s | 273,963 hectares | 164,800 hectares | 109,163 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | 225,805 hectares | 160,960 hectares | 64,845 hectares | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Gambia or Samoa?
- Gambia, at 209,470 hectares against 159,760 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Gambia and Samoa?
- 49,710 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for forest area?
- Gambia ranks 156th 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.