Libya vs Samoa: Forest land — Area

Libya
205.33 1000 ha
in 2025
Samoa
159.76 1000 ha
in 2025
Libya rank
163rd
Samoa rank
166th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Libya
  • Samoa
050100150200199020072025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 205.33 1000 ha against 159.76 1000 ha in Samoa, a difference of 45.57 1000 ha.

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 163rd and Samoa ranks 166th of 231 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 215.5 1000 ha 174.42 1000 ha 41.09 1000 ha Libya
2000s 212.17 1000 ha 169.61 1000 ha 42.57 1000 ha Libya
2010s 208.84 1000 ha 164.8 1000 ha 44.04 1000 ha Libya
2020s 206.16 1000 ha 160.96 1000 ha 45.2 1000 ha Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Libya or Samoa?
Libya, at 205.33 1000 ha against 159.76 1000 ha in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Libya and Samoa?
45.57 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Libya ranks 163rd 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.