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Net Forest conversion — Area in Samoa

Samoa: Net Forest conversion — Area was 0.478 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.478 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0.481 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
0.478 1000 ha
in 2016
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Area in Samoa, 1990–2025

00.10.20.30.40.51990200720251990: 0.481 1000 ha1991: 0.481 1000 ha1992: 0.481 1000 ha1993: 0.481 1000 ha1994: 0.481 1000 ha1995: 0.481 1000 ha1996: 0.481 1000 ha1997: 0.481 1000 ha1998: 0.481 1000 ha1999: 0.481 1000 ha2000: 0.481 1000 ha2001: 0.481 1000 ha2002: 0.481 1000 ha2003: 0.481 1000 ha2004: 0.481 1000 ha2005: 0.481 1000 ha2006: 0.481 1000 ha2007: 0.481 1000 ha2008: 0.481 1000 ha2009: 0.481 1000 ha2010: 0.481 1000 ha2011: 0.48 1000 ha2012: 0.48 1000 ha2013: 0.48 1000 ha2014: 0.48 1000 ha2015: 0.48 1000 ha2016: 0.478 1000 ha2017: 0.478 1000 ha2018: 0.478 1000 ha2019: 0.478 1000 ha2020: 0.478 1000 ha2021: 0.478 1000 ha2022: 0.478 1000 ha2023: 0.478 1000 ha2024: 0.478 1000 ha2025: 0.478 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area in Samoa is 0.478 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Samoa peaked at 0.481 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.478 1000 ha, in 2016.

Samoa ranks 84th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Net Forest conversion — Area in Samoa, year by year

Year 1000 ha Change
1990 0.481 1000 ha —
1991 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1992 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1993 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1994 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1995 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1996 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1997 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1998 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
1999 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2000 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2001 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2002 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2004 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2005 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 0.481 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 0.48 1000 ha -0.2%
2012 0.48 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 0.48 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 0.48 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 0.48 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 0.478 1000 ha -0.4%
2017 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2023 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2024 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%
2025 0.478 1000 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.481 1000 ha 0.481 1000 ha 0.481 1000 ha 10
2000s 0.481 1000 ha 0.481 1000 ha 0.481 1000 ha 10
2010s 0.4793 1000 ha 0.478 1000 ha 0.481 1000 ha 10
2020s 0.478 1000 ha 0.478 1000 ha 0.478 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 81 Western Sahara 0.798 1000 ha compare
  2. 82 Solomon Islands 0.744 1000 ha compare
  3. 83 Namibia 0.644 1000 ha compare
  4. 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.424 1000 ha compare
  5. 86 Libya 0.336 1000 ha compare
  6. 87 Seychelles 0.218 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — area in Samoa?
Net forest conversion — area in Samoa was 0.478 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.481 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.478 1000 ha in 2016.
How does Samoa rank for net forest conversion — area?
Samoa ranks 84th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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).