Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Libya or Samoa?

Samoa, at 0.478 1000 ha against 0.336 1000 ha in Libya as of 2025.

What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Libya and Samoa?

0.142 1000 ha, with Samoa 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 Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Samoa: Net Forest conversion — Area

Libya

0.336 1000 ha

in 2025

Samoa

0.478 1000 ha

in 2025

Libya rank

86th

Samoa rank

84th

Net Forest conversion — Area over time

Libya
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.478 1000 ha against 0.336 1000 ha in Libya, a difference of 0.142 1000 ha.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.

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

Libya ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 84th of 223 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.334 1000 ha	0.481 1000 ha	0.147 1000 ha	Samoa
2000s	0.3322 1000 ha	0.481 1000 ha	0.1488 1000 ha	Samoa
2010s	0.3336 1000 ha	0.4793 1000 ha	0.1457 1000 ha	Samoa
2020s	0.336 1000 ha	0.478 1000 ha	0.142 1000 ha	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Libya or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0.478 1000 ha against 0.336 1000 ha in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Libya and Samoa?: 0.142 1000 ha, with Samoa 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 net forest conversion — area?: Libya ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 84th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Net Forest conversion — Area
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).