Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Samoa

Samoa: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 71.11 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
71.11 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 222 countries
All-time high
71.24 %
in 1990
All-time low
71.11 %
in 2024
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Samoa, 1990–2025

0204060801990200720251990: 71.2 %1991: 71.2 %1992: 71.2 %1993: 71.2 %1994: 71.2 %1995: 71.2 %1996: 71.2 %1997: 71.2 %1998: 71.2 %1999: 71.2 %2000: 71.2 %2001: 71.2 %2002: 71.2 %2003: 71.2 %2004: 71.2 %2005: 71.2 %2006: 71.2 %2007: 71.2 %2008: 71.2 %2009: 71.2 %2010: 71.2 %2011: 71.2 %2012: 71.2 %2013: 71.2 %2014: 71.2 %2015: 71.2 %2016: 71.2 %2017: 71.2 %2018: 71.1 %2019: 71.1 %2020: 71.1 %2021: 71.1 %2022: 71.1 %2023: 71.1 %2024: 71.1 %2025: 71.1 %

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 179th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 179th out of 222 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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.