Forest land — Share in Land area in Samoa
Samoa: Forest land — Share in Land area was 57.64 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 57.64 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Samoa peaked at 62.4 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.64 %, in 2024.
That places Samoa 47th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.4 % | — |
| 1991 | 62.23 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 62.06 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 61.89 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 61.72 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.55 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 61.38 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 61.21 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.04 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 60.87 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 60.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 60.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 60.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 59.68 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 59.51 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 59.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 59 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.49 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.15 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.85 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 58.68 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 58.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 57.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.81 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.64 % | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 57.64 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 57.64 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.64 % | 60.87 % | 62.4 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.94 % | 59.17 % | 60.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.55 % | 57.98 % | 59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.99 % | 57.64 % | 58.33 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 44 Seychelles 58.51 % compare
- 45 Belize 57.98 % compare
- 46 Malaysia 57.66 % compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 57.56 % compare
- 49 Estonia 57.25 % compare
- 50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.64 % compare
- 50 Laos 56.64 % compare
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 land — share in land area in Samoa?
- Forest land — share in land area in Samoa was 57.64 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.64 % in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Samoa ranks 47th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.