Share of land area that is protected in Samoa
Samoa: Share of land area that is protected was 7.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Samoa, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 7.9% for share of land area that is protected in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Samoa peaked at 8.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.8% | — |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 7.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 7.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Samoa?
- Share of land area that is protected in Samoa was 7.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.