Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0074 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0074 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0104 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 50th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0074 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0074 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Samoa was 0.0074 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0104 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.