Samoa vs Viet Nam: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Samoa
28.91 %
in 2025
Viet Nam
26.58 %
in 2025
Samoa rank
47th
Viet Nam rank
50th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Samoa
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 28.91 % against 26.58 % in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.33 %.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 50th of 191 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 28.77 % 10.71 % 18.06 % Samoa
2000s 28.8 % 16.41 % 12.39 % Samoa
2010s 28.84 % 22.27 % 6.57 % Samoa
2020s 28.89 % 25.86 % 3.03 % Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Samoa or Viet Nam?
Samoa, at 28.91 % against 26.58 % in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Samoa and Viet Nam?
2.33 %, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Samoa ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 50th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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 — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.