Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Samoa
Samoa: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 46,180 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Samoa stood at 46,180 hectares. 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Samoa peaked at 50,780 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46,180 hectares, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 122nd of 185 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 | 50,182 hectares | 49,583 hectares | 50,780 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,852 hectares | 48,253 hectares | 49,450 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,530 hectares | 46,948 hectares | 48,120 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,500 hectares | 46,180 hectares | 46,820 hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Samoa?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Samoa was 46,180 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 50,780 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,180 hectares in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Samoa ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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