Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Samoa
Samoa: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 1,552 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Samoa is 1,552 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Samoa peaked at 1,710 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,552 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 126th of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,710 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 1,705 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,700 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,696 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,691 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,686 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,681 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,676 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,672 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,667 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,662 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,657 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,653 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,648 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,643 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,638 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,633 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,629 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,624 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,619 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,614 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,610 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,605 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,600 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,595 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,590 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,586 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,581 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,576 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,571 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,566 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,562 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,557 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,552 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,552 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,552 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59,463 Square kilometres, 3% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,688 Square kilometres | 1,667 Square kilometres | 1,710 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,641 Square kilometres | 1,619 Square kilometres | 1,662 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,593 Square kilometres | 1,571 Square kilometres | 1,614 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,559 Square kilometres | 1,552 Square kilometres | 1,566 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Samoa?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Samoa was 1,552 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,710 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,552 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Samoa ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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