Burundi vs Samoa: Primary Forest — Area

Burundi
64.78 1000 ha
in 2025
Samoa
54.76 1000 ha
in 2025
Burundi rank
72nd
Samoa rank
75th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Burundi
  • Samoa
020406080100199020072025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 64.78 1000 ha against 54.76 1000 ha in Samoa, a difference of 10.02 1000 ha.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

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

Burundi ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 75th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 79.8 1000 ha 60.08 1000 ha 19.72 1000 ha Burundi
2000s 64.78 1000 ha 58.32 1000 ha 6.46 1000 ha Burundi
2010s 64.78 1000 ha 56.57 1000 ha 8.21 1000 ha Burundi
2020s 64.78 1000 ha 55.19 1000 ha 9.59 1000 ha Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Burundi or Samoa?
Burundi, at 64.78 1000 ha against 54.76 1000 ha in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Burundi and Samoa?
10.02 1000 ha, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Samoa rank globally for primary forest — area?
Burundi ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 75th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.