Samoa

Map of Samoa among its neighbours
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Projects

Samoa Solar Power Development (SPEL)

Grid-connected solar · Samoa

Mangrove extent

Annual estimates from Global Mangrove Watch, 1985–2025.

Estimated extent in 2025
307 ha
95% bounds
286.3–336.5 ha
View annual estimates and 95% bounds
Annual mangrove extent estimates for Samoa
YearEstimated extent (ha)95% lower bound (ha)95% upper bound (ha)
1985196.9183.7215.8
1986196.9183.7215.8
1987196.9183.7215.8
1988196.9183.7215.8
1989196.9183.7215.8
1990196.9183.7215.8
1991196.9183.7215.8
1992196.9183.7215.8
1993196.9183.7215.8
1994196.9183.7215.8
1995196.9183.7215.8
1996196.9183.7215.8
1997196.8183.6215.7
1998197.5184.2216.5
1999214.4200235
2000224.2209.2245.8
2001227211.8248.8
2002227.2211.9249
2003229.8214.3251.8
2004238.4222.4261.3
2005243.3227266.7
2006249232.3272.9
2007254.4237.3278.8
2008261.6244286.7
2009270.6252.4296.6
2010270.3252.1296.3
2011264.4246.6289.8
2012260.1242.6285.1
2013260.7243.2285.8
2014277.6258.9304.2
2015286.6267.3314.1
2016289.4270317.2
2017293.4273.7321.6
2018300.3280.1329.1
2019303.2282.8332.3
2020300.5280.2329.3
2021303.1282.7332.2
2022306.6285.9336
2023307.6286.9337.1
2024308287.3337.6
2025307286.3336.5

The publisher adjusted estimates for global classification accuracy. Earlier years include infilling where satellite imagery was sparse. Accuracy varies by place and year. Figures are shown to at most one decimal place.

Bunting, Hilarides, A. Rosenqvist, Oakes, Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos, Worthington, J. Rosenqvist, Zanaga, Van De Kerchove, Tadono and Kobayashi (2026). Global Mangrove Watch: Timeseries of Mangrove Extent (v4.1.12). Zenodo. (opens another site) CC BY 4.0 (opens another site)

Organisations working here

Named on a project here, or headquartered here: 2 in all.

Funders behind the projects

Organisations whose role on a project here is a funding one: 1 in all.