Laos vs Samoa: Forest land — Share in Land area

Laos
56.64 %
in 2024
Samoa
57.64 %
in 2024
Laos rank
50th
Samoa rank
47th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Laos
  • Samoa
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 57.64 % against 56.64 % in Laos, a difference of 1 %.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.

Laos ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 47th of 249 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 61.71 % 61.64 % 0.073 % Laos
2000s 60.12 % 59.94 % 0.182 % Laos
2010s 58.17 % 58.55 % 0.377 % Samoa
2020s 56.94 % 57.99 % 1.04 % Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Laos or Samoa?
Samoa, at 57.64 % against 56.64 % in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Laos and Samoa?
1 %, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Laos ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 47th of 249 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
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.