Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Samoa

Samoa: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -480 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
-480 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 235 countries
All-time high
-480 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
-481 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Samoa, 1991–2025

-481-480.8-480.5-480.2-4801991200820251991: -481 hectares1992: -481 hectares1993: -481 hectares1994: -481 hectares1995: -481 hectares1996: -481 hectares1997: -481 hectares1998: -481 hectares1999: -481 hectares2000: -481 hectares2001: -481 hectares2002: -481 hectares2003: -481 hectares2004: -481 hectares2005: -481 hectares2006: -481 hectares2007: -481 hectares2008: -481 hectares2009: -481 hectares2010: -481 hectares2011: -480 hectares2012: -480 hectares2013: -480 hectares2014: -480 hectares2015: -480 hectares2016: -480 hectares2017: -480 hectares2018: -480 hectares2019: -480 hectares2020: -480 hectares2021: -480 hectares2022: -480 hectares2023: -480 hectares2024: -480 hectares2025: -480 hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Samoa is -480 hectares, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 158 Seychelles -218 hectares compare
  2. 159 Libya -334 hectares compare
  3. 160 Trinidad and Tobago -424 hectares compare
  4. 162 Moldova -580 hectares compare
  5. 163 Namibia -644.04 hectares compare
  6. 164 Algeria -674 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Samoa?
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was -480 hectares in 2016.
What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was -481 hectares in 1991.
How does Samoa rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
Samoa ranks 161st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.