Forestland — Area, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0007 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Samoa 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Samoa?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Samoa was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.