Change forest area share total in Samoa
Samoa: Change forest area share total was -0.3005 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Samoa stood at -0.3005. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Samoa peaked at -0.2731 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3005, in 2025.
That places Samoa 182nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2731 | — |
| 1992 | -0.2739 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.2746 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2754 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2762 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.2769 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2777 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -0.2785 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2792 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -0.28 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2808 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | -0.2816 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2824 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.2832 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.284 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.2848 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.2856 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2864 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2873 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2881 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2883 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | -0.2892 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.29 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2908 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2917 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.2925 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2934 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2943 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.2951 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.296 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.2969 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2978 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2987 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.2996 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3005 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2762 | -0.2792 | -0.2731 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2836 | -0.2873 | -0.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2913 | -0.2951 | -0.2881 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2982 | -0.3005 | -0.296 | 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 change forest area share total in Samoa?
- Change forest area share total in Samoa was -0.3005 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2731 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3005 in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for change forest area share total?
- Samoa ranks 182nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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