Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Samoa
Samoa: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 36.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Samoa stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Samoa peaked at 36.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +98.6% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 36.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 36.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.8%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 16.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.7% | 36.4% | 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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Samoa?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Samoa was 36.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Samoa ranks 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).