Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Samoa
Samoa: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 47.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Samoa stood at 47.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Samoa peaked at 47.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, 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.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 47.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 47.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.5%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 32.9% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 47.0% | 47.6% | 6 |
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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Samoa?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Samoa was 47.6% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).