Israel vs Samoa: Forest land — Area

Israel
150 1000 ha
in 2025
Samoa
159.76 1000 ha
in 2025
Israel rank
167th
Samoa rank
166th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Israel
  • Samoa
050100150200199020072025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 159.76 1000 ha against 150 1000 ha in Israel, a difference of 9.76 1000 ha.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.

Israel ranks 167th 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 Israel Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 141.45 1000 ha 174.42 1000 ha 32.97 1000 ha Samoa
2000s 153.45 1000 ha 169.61 1000 ha 16.16 1000 ha Samoa
2010s 156.7 1000 ha 164.8 1000 ha 8.1 1000 ha Samoa
2020s 145 1000 ha 160.96 1000 ha 15.96 1000 ha Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Israel or Samoa?
Samoa, at 159.76 1000 ha against 150 1000 ha in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Israel and Samoa?
9.76 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Israel and Samoa rank globally for forest land — area?
Israel ranks 167th 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.