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.
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
- 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 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.