French Polynesia vs Samoa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- French Polynesia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 159.76 1000 ha against 149.46 1000 ha in French Polynesia, a difference of 10.3 1000 ha.
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 168th and Samoa ranks 166th of 231 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 | 146.28 1000 ha | 174.42 1000 ha | 28.13 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2000s | 148.96 1000 ha | 169.61 1000 ha | 20.65 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2010s | 149.46 1000 ha | 164.8 1000 ha | 15.34 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2020s | 149.46 1000 ha | 160.96 1000 ha | 11.5 1000 ha | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, French Polynesia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 159.76 1000 ha against 149.46 1000 ha in French Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between French Polynesia and Samoa?
- 10.3 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- French Polynesia ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 166th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.