Forest area in Samoa
Samoa: Forest area was 1,602 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,602 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Samoa peaked at 1,761 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,602 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Samoa 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,740 sq. km | 1,718 sq. km | 1,761 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,691 sq. km | 1,670 sq. km | 1,713 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,643 sq. km | 1,622 sq. km | 1,665 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,610 sq. km | 1,602 sq. km | 1,617 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population 82.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 180,913 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Fertilizer consumption 1.03 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 2,780 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 488.3 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Samoa?
- Forest area in Samoa was 1,602 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,761 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,602 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for forest area?
- Samoa ranks 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.