Annual change in forest area in Samoa
Samoa: Annual change in forest area was -480 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5216 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0288 Mt CO2e (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.