Land use hidden — Forest in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Forest was 1,602 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Samoa is 1,602 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Samoa peaked at 1,761 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,602 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 135th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,761 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 1,756 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,752 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,747 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,742 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,737 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,732 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,728 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,723 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,718 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,713 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,708 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,703 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,699 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,694 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,689 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,684 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,679 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,675 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,670 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,665 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,660 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,655 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,650 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,646 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,641 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,636 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,631 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,626 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,622 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,617 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,612 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,607 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,602 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,602 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 6% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,602 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,208 Square kilometres, 6% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,740 Square kilometres | 1,718 Square kilometres | 1,761 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,691 Square kilometres | 1,670 Square kilometres | 1,713 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,643 Square kilometres | 1,622 Square kilometres | 1,665 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,610 Square kilometres | 1,602 Square kilometres | 1,617 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — forest in Samoa was 1,602 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,761 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,602 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Samoa ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata