Micronesia vs Samoa: Primary Forest — Area

Micronesia
53.99 1000 ha
in 2025
Samoa
54.76 1000 ha
in 2025
Micronesia rank
77th
Samoa rank
75th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Micronesia
  • Samoa
0204060199020072025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 54.76 1000 ha against 53.99 1000 ha in Micronesia, a difference of 0.77 1000 ha.

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

Micronesia ranks 77th and Samoa ranks 75th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 44.75 1000 ha 60.08 1000 ha 15.33 1000 ha Samoa
2000s 48.71 1000 ha 58.32 1000 ha 9.61 1000 ha Samoa
2010s 52.3 1000 ha 56.57 1000 ha 4.27 1000 ha Samoa
2020s 53.66 1000 ha 55.19 1000 ha 1.53 1000 ha Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Micronesia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 54.76 1000 ha against 53.99 1000 ha in Micronesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Micronesia and Samoa?
0.77 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Micronesia and Samoa rank globally for primary forest — area?
Micronesia ranks 77th 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.