Forest area km in Samoa
Samoa: Forest area km was 159,760 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
159,760
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
159th
of 235 countries
All-time high
176,580
in 1990
All-time low
159,760
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Samoa is 159,760, 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 km in Samoa peaked at 176,580 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 159,760, 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 km in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 176,580 | — |
| 1991 | 176,099 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 175,618 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 175,137 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 174,656 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 174,175 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 173,694 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 173,213 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 172,732 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 172,251 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 171,770 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 171,289 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 170,808 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 170,327 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 169,846 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 169,365 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 168,884 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 168,403 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 167,922 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 167,441 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 166,960 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 166,480 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 166,000 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 165,520 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 165,040 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 164,560 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 164,080 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 163,600 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 163,120 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 162,640 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 162,160 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 161,680 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 161,200 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 160,720 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 160,240 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 159,760 | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 159,760 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 159,760 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million, 14% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174,416 | 172,251 | 176,580 | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,606 | 167,441 | 171,770 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,800 | 162,640 | 166,960 | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,960 | 159,760 | 162,160 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0241 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Samoa?
- Forest area km in Samoa was 159,760 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 176,580 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,760 in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for forest area km?
- Samoa ranks 159th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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