Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate was -0.3004 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa is -0.3004 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at -0.0802 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.3004 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 98th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.2738 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -0.2746 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2753 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2763 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.277 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2777 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2784 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.279 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.28 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.281 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2002 | -0.2817 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2823 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2833 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.2839 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2849 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.2855 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2864 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2873 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2882 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.0802 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2893 % change on previous year | +260.7% |
| 2013 | -0.2898 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.291 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2916 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2918 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2936 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2941 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2953 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.2958 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2976 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -0.2978 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.2986 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.2997 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.3004 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -0.3004 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.3475 % change on previous year, 86% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -0.3004 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.2629 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -260.7% | -0.0802 % change on previous year | -0.2893 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +72.2% | -0.2882 % change on previous year | -0.0802 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2765 % change on previous year | -0.279 % change on previous year | -0.2738 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.2836 % change on previous year | -0.2873 % change on previous year | -0.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2705 % change on previous year | -0.2953 % change on previous year | -0.0802 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2983 % change on previous year | -0.3004 % change on previous year | -0.2958 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 95 Jersey -0.2943 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Belarus -0.2948 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Comoros -0.2998 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Czechia -0.3044 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Denmark -0.3066 % change on previous year compare
- 101 North Macedonia -0.316 % change on previous year compare
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 vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Samoa was -0.3004 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0802 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3004 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Change forest vs gdp Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.