Environment in Samoa

1,563 indicators covering environment for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 35.81 kg/ha 2023 down 42.8% 105th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 287.6 t 2023 down 51.2% 155th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 6.78 kg/ha 2023 down 40.1% 106th
Outputs — Cropland potassium 1,235 t 2023 down 36.3% 151st
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 29.12 kg/ha 2023 down 21.9% 62nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen -595.02 t 2023 up 66.4% 173rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area -14.03 kg/ha 2023 up 58.8% 176th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 58.42 t 2023 up 2,075.5% 114th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 1.38 kg/ha 2023 up 2,520.2% 106th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -404.7 t 2023 up 32.6% 124th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -9.54 kg/ha 2023 up 17.4% 161st
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 164.39 % 2023 down 25.2% 7th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 83.12 % 2023 down 17.3% 77th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 148.73 % 2023 up 2.7% 42nd
Arable land use per person 0.0494 hectares per person 2023 down 59.2% 148th
Forest area 159,760 hectares 2025 down 2.9% 159th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 down 2.0% 159th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.104 2023 down 55.7% 64th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 22.1% 17th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 126th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 130th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 99.6% 144th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 75.2% 119th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 91.7% 123rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 166th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 160th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 158th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.2% 165th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.7% 167th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,248.1% 77th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -51.51 % change on previous year 2024 down 126.9% 175th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 68.9% 61st
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.8% 58th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0011 1000 USD per person 2024 up 30.8% 75th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0012 t per person 2024 up 80.1% 71st
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0263 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 67.0% 80th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0227 t per square kilometre 2023 down 67.9% 88th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 32.9% 154th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 167th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -97.89 % change on previous year 2024 down 126.7% 191st
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -46.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 180.8% 179th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3211 m3 per person 2024 down 8.2% 55th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.3211 m3 per person 2024 down 8.2% 64th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3472 m3 per person 2024 down 8.2% 76th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.3472 m3 per person 2024 down 8.2% 95th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -53.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.9% 171st
Primary Forest — Area 54.76 1000 ha 2025 down 3.0% 83rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 16 t 2024 down 94.4% 165th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 29 1000 USD 2024 down 55.4% 159th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 143rd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 140th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.7% 69th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.3% 65th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 24 t 2024 down 14.3% 168th
Recovered paper — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 40.0% 182nd
Annual change in forest area -480 hectares 2025 unchanged 161st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.3% 2025 down 3.0% 182nd