Samoa vs Switzerland: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 54.76 1000 ha against 42.86 1000 ha in Switzerland, a difference of 11.9 1000 ha.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 75th and Switzerland ranks 78th of 169 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.08 1000 ha | 42.86 1000 ha | 17.22 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2000s | 58.32 1000 ha | 42.86 1000 ha | 15.46 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2010s | 56.57 1000 ha | 42.86 1000 ha | 13.71 1000 ha | Samoa |
| 2020s | 55.19 1000 ha | 42.86 1000 ha | 12.33 1000 ha | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Samoa, at 54.76 1000 ha against 42.86 1000 ha in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 11.9 1000 ha, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Samoa ranks 75th and Switzerland ranks 78th 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
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.