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

Solomon Islands, at 269.94 hectares against 207.04 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2024.

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

62.9 hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico vs Solomon Islands: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Puerto Rico

207.04 hectares

in 2024

Solomon Islands

269.94 hectares

in 2024

Puerto Rico rank

97th

Solomon Islands rank

94th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Puerto Rico
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 269.94 hectares against 207.04 hectares in Puerto Rico, a difference of 62.9 hectares.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 97th and Solomon Islands ranks 94th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	555.7 hectares	407.43 hectares	148.28 hectares	Puerto Rico
2010s	1,510 hectares	678.63 hectares	831.04 hectares	Puerto Rico
2020s	361.56 hectares	429.62 hectares	68.06 hectares	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Puerto Rico or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 269.94 hectares against 207.04 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands?: 62.9 hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Solomon Islands rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Puerto Rico ranks 97th 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.