Forest area in Samoa
Samoa: Forest area was 159,760 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Samoa, 1990–2025
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 forest area in Samoa is 159,760 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Samoa peaked at 176,580 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 159,760 hectares, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 159th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 176,580 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 176,099 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 175,618 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 175,137 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 174,656 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 174,175 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 173,694 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 173,213 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 172,732 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 172,251 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 171,770 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 171,289 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 170,808 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 170,327 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 169,846 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 169,365 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 168,884 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 168,403 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 167,922 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 167,441 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 166,960 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 166,480 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 166,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 165,520 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 165,040 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 164,560 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 164,080 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 163,600 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 163,120 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 162,640 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 162,160 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 161,680 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 161,200 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 160,720 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 160,240 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 159,760 hectares | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 159,760 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 159,760 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 14% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174,416 hectares | 172,251 hectares | 176,580 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,606 hectares | 167,441 hectares | 171,770 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,800 hectares | 162,640 hectares | 166,960 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,960 hectares | 159,760 hectares | 162,160 hectares | 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 forest area in Samoa?
- Forest area in Samoa was 159,760 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 forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 176,580 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,760 hectares in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for forest area?
- Samoa ranks 159th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.