Benin vs Samoa: Planted Forest — Area

Benin
42.44 1000 ha
in 2025
Samoa
46.18 1000 ha
in 2025
Benin rank
132nd
Samoa rank
129th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Benin
  • Samoa
020406080199020072025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 46.18 1000 ha against 42.44 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 3.74 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 129th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 71.74 1000 ha 50.18 1000 ha 21.56 1000 ha Benin
2000s 47.2 1000 ha 48.85 1000 ha 1.65 1000 ha Samoa
2010s 41.22 1000 ha 47.53 1000 ha 6.31 1000 ha Samoa
2020s 42.31 1000 ha 46.5 1000 ha 4.19 1000 ha Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Benin or Samoa?
Samoa, at 46.18 1000 ha against 42.44 1000 ha in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Benin and Samoa?
3.74 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Benin and Samoa rank globally for planted forest — area?
Benin ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 129th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.