Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Bhutan or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 269.94 hectares against 207.67 hectares in Bhutan as of 2024.

What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Bhutan and Solomon Islands?

62.27 hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Solomon Islands?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Solomon Islands: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Bhutan

207.67 hectares

in 2024

Solomon Islands

269.94 hectares

in 2024

Bhutan rank

96th

Solomon Islands rank

94th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Bhutan
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 269.94 hectares against 207.67 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 62.27 hectares.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Bhutan ranks 96th and Solomon Islands ranks 94th of 187 countries.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	158.42 hectares	407.43 hectares	249.01 hectares	Solomon Islands
2010s	419.74 hectares	678.63 hectares	258.89 hectares	Solomon Islands
2020s	271.78 hectares	429.62 hectares	157.85 hectares	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Bhutan or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 269.94 hectares against 207.67 hectares in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Bhutan and Solomon Islands?: 62.27 hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Solomon Islands?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Solomon Islands rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Bhutan ranks 96th and Solomon Islands ranks 94th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.