Annual change forest area in Samoa
Samoa: Annual change forest area was -480 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-480
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 235 countries
All-time high
-480
in 2016
All-time low
-481
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -480 for annual change forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Samoa peaked at -480 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -481, in 1991.
Samoa ranks 161st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual change forest area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -481 | — |
| 1992 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -481 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -480 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -480 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -480 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -480 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -481 | -481 | -481 | 9 |
| 2000s | -481 | -481 | -481 | 10 |
| 2010s | -480.1 | -481 | -480 | 10 |
| 2020s | -480 | -480 | -480 | 6 |
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More environment data for Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0241 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Samoa?
- Annual change forest area in Samoa was -480 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was -480 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -481 in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for annual change forest area?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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