Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Samoa
Samoa: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 47.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
47.61
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 240 countries
All-time high
47.61
in 2023
All-time low
32.92
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Samoa stood at 47.61. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Samoa peaked at 47.61 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.92, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 115th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.92 | — |
| 2001 | 32.92 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.92 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.34 | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 46.24 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.04 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.05 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.05 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.05 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.05 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.05 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.05 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.61 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 47.61 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47.61 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 47.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 47.61 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.31 | 32.92 | 47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.02 | 47 | 47.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.33 | 47.05 | 47.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0241 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Samoa?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Samoa was 47.61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.61 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.92 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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