Which has higher forest area, American Samoa or Palestine?

American Samoa, at 158.5 sq. km against 111 sq. km in Palestine as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between American Samoa and Palestine?

47.5 sq. km, with American Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Palestine?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa vs Palestine: Forest area (sq. km)

American Samoa

158.5 sq. km

in 2025

Palestine

111 sq. km

in 2025

American Samoa rank

180th

Palestine rank

183rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

American Samoa
Palestine

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 158.5 sq. km against 111 sq. km in Palestine, a difference of 47.5 sq. km.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Palestine's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 180th and Palestine ranks 183rd of 214 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	179.17 sq. km	90.8 sq. km	88.37 sq. km	American Samoa
2000s	170.37 sq. km	94.85 sq. km	75.52 sq. km	American Samoa
2010s	159.52 sq. km	104.99 sq. km	54.53 sq. km	American Samoa
2020s	158.5 sq. km	111 sq. km	47.5 sq. km	American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, American Samoa or Palestine?: American Samoa, at 158.5 sq. km against 111 sq. km in Palestine as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between American Samoa and Palestine?: 47.5 sq. km, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Palestine?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do American Samoa and Palestine rank globally for forest area?: American Samoa ranks 180th and Palestine ranks 183rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.