Samoa vs Western Sahara: Net Forest conversion — Area
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Samoa
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 0.798 1000 ha against 0.478 1000 ha in Samoa, a difference of 0.32 1000 ha.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.7 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Samoa ranks 84th and Western Sahara ranks 81st of 223 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.481 1000 ha | 6.59 1000 ha | 6.11 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.481 1000 ha | 0.867 1000 ha | 0.386 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 0.4793 1000 ha | 0.5263 1000 ha | 0.047 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.478 1000 ha | 0.8747 1000 ha | 0.3967 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Samoa or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 0.798 1000 ha against 0.478 1000 ha in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Samoa and Western Sahara?
- 0.32 1000 ha, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Western Sahara?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Western Sahara rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Samoa ranks 84th and Western Sahara ranks 81st 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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About this data
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).