Above-ground forest biomass in Samoa
Samoa: Above-ground forest biomass was 79.62 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
79.62 tonnes per hectare
World rank
145th
of 215 countries
All-time high
79.79 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
79.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2025, above-ground forest biomass in Samoa stood at 79.62 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Samoa peaked at 79.79 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.62 tonnes per hectare, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.79 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 79.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 105.04 tonnes per hectare | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 105.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 105.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 105.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.67 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 2025 | 79.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 79.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.94 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 79.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 147 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.79 tonnes per hectare | 79.79 tonnes per hectare | 79.79 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.76 tonnes per hectare | 79.76 tonnes per hectare | 79.76 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.59 tonnes per hectare | 79.72 tonnes per hectare | 105.04 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.65 tonnes per hectare | 79.62 tonnes per hectare | 79.67 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Samoa?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Samoa was 79.62 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.79 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.62 tonnes per hectare in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Samoa ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).