Annual change in forest area in Samoa
Samoa: Annual change in forest area was -480 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-480 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 235 countries
All-time high
-480 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
-481 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -480 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Samoa peaked at -480 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -481 hectares, in 1991.
Samoa ranks 161st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual change in forest area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -481 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -481 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -480 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -480 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -480 hectares | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -481 hectares | -481 hectares | -481 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -481 hectares | -481 hectares | -481 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -480.1 hectares | -481 hectares | -480 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -480 hectares | -480 hectares | -480 hectares | 6 |
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 annual change in forest area in Samoa?
- Annual change in forest area in Samoa was -480 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was -480 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -481 hectares in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for annual change in forest area?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.