Israel vs Samoa: Forest area
Israel
1,400 sq. km
in 2023
Samoa
1,602 sq. km
in 2023
Israel rank
160th
Samoa rank
157th
Forest area over time
- Israel
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1,602 sq. km against 1,400 sq. km in Israel, a difference of 202 sq. km.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Israel ranks 160th and Samoa ranks 157th of 213 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,414 sq. km | 1,740 sq. km | 325.11 sq. km | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1,534 sq. km | 1,691 sq. km | 156.91 sq. km | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1,517 sq. km | 1,643 sq. km | 126.16 sq. km | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,400 sq. km | 1,610 sq. km | 209.5 sq. km | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Israel or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1,602 sq. km against 1,400 sq. km in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Israel and Samoa?
- 202 sq. km, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Samoa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Samoa rank globally for forest area?
- Israel ranks 160th and Samoa ranks 157th of 213 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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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.