Forest area as share of land area in Samoa
Samoa: Forest area as share of land area was 57.47 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
57.47
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 216 countries
All-time high
63.52
in 1990
All-time low
57.47
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 57.47 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Samoa peaked at 63.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.47, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 41st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.74 | 61.96 | 63.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.01 | 60.23 | 61.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.28 | 58.5 | 60.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9 | 57.47 | 58.33 | 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 forest area as share of land area in Samoa?
- Forest area as share of land area in Samoa was 57.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.47 in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Samoa ranks 41st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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