Samoa — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Samoa, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Samoa was 57.64% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 62.40% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.23% per year.
Samoa ranks 38 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Samoa sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 14 of 35 economies; Lao PDR (56.64%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 33rd of 178 in 1990 → 39th of 207 in 2000 → 38th of 209 in 2010 → 36th of 214 in 2020 → 38th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 57.81% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 57.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 58.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 58.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 58.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 58.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 58.85% | +0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 57.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 58.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 58.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 58.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 58.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 58.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 59.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 59.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 59.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 59.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 59.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 60.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 60.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 60.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 60.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 60.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 61.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 61.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 61.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 61.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 61.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 61.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 62.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 62.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 62.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Samoa’s Forest area in 1991?
62.23% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Samoa’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -7.6% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 57.64%; 2023: 57.81%; 2022: 57.99%; 2021: 58.16%; 2020: 58.33%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.