Libya vs Samoa: Forest area
Libya
205,330 hectares
in 2025
Samoa
159,760 hectares
in 2025
Libya rank
157th
Samoa rank
159th
Forest area over time
- Libya
- Samoa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 205,330 hectares against 159,760 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 45,570 hectares.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 157th and Samoa ranks 159th of 235 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 215,502 hectares | 174,416 hectares | 41,086 hectares | Libya |
| 2000s | 212,172 hectares | 169,606 hectares | 42,566 hectares | Libya |
| 2010s | 208,837 hectares | 164,800 hectares | 44,037 hectares | Libya |
| 2020s | 206,165 hectares | 160,960 hectares | 45,205 hectares | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Libya or Samoa?
- Libya, at 205,330 hectares against 159,760 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Libya and Samoa?
- 45,570 hectares, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Samoa rank globally for forest area?
- Libya ranks 157th 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.