Which has higher forestland — area — fao tier 1, Libya or Samoa?

Libya, at 205.33 1000 ha against 159.76 1000 ha in Samoa as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area — fao tier 1 between Libya and Samoa?

45.57 1000 ha, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Samoa: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1

Libya

205.33 1000 ha

in 2025

Samoa

159.76 1000 ha

in 2025

Libya rank

163rd

Samoa rank

166th

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

Libya
Samoa

How they compare

Libya currently reports 205.33 1000 ha against 159.76 1000 ha in Samoa, a difference of 45.57 1000 ha.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 166th of 239 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	215.5 1000 ha	174.42 1000 ha	41.09 1000 ha	Libya
2000s	212.17 1000 ha	169.61 1000 ha	42.57 1000 ha	Libya
2010s	208.84 1000 ha	164.8 1000 ha	44.04 1000 ha	Libya
2020s	206.16 1000 ha	160.96 1000 ha	45.2 1000 ha	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area — fao tier 1, Libya or Samoa?: Libya, at 205.33 1000 ha against 159.76 1000 ha in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area — fao tier 1 between Libya and Samoa?: 45.57 1000 ha, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Libya and Samoa rank globally for forestland — area — fao tier 1?: Libya ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 166th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).