Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Samoa
Samoa: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 71.11 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 71.11 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Samoa peaked at 71.24 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 71.11 %, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 194th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.24 % | — |
| 1991 | 71.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.23 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 71.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.19 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.17 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 71.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.15 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.13 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.12 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.11 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 71.11 % | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 71.11 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 75% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 71.11 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.46 %, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.23 % | 71.21 % | 71.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2 % | 71.18 % | 71.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.16 % | 71.14 % | 71.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.12 % | 71.11 % | 71.13 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 192 Lithuania 73.4 % compare
- 193 Tajikistan 72.4 % compare
- 195 Yemen 70 % compare
- 196 Sweden 68.86 % compare
- 197 Marshall Islands 68.28 % 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Samoa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Samoa was 71.11 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.24 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.11 % in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Samoa ranks 194th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.