Samoa's forest cover fell from 61.6 % in 1994 to 57.6 % in 2023.
Samoa · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Samoa's forest area fell from 1,742 km in 1994 to 1,602 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
166th of 213 · 23rd in East Asia & Pacific
Samoa's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 6.8 % in 2013 to 7.9 % in 2025.
Samoa's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 18.0 % in 1994 to 17.6 % in 2023.
Samoa's arable land (% of land area) fell from 6.0 % in 1994 to 3.9 % in 2023.
Air
Samoa's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 5.0 in 1994 to 4.6 in 2023.
Access
Samoa's safe drinking water rose from 60.2 % in 2000 to 62.5 % in 2024.
Samoa's safe sanitation rose from 41.8 % in 2000 to 44.1 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Samoa.