Solomon Islands vs Western Sahara: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Solomon Islands
-734.03 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
-798.01 hectares
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
165th
Western Sahara rank
166th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Solomon Islands
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports -734.03 hectares against -798.01 hectares in Western Sahara, a difference of 63.98 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 165th and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -736.99 hectares | -6,591 hectares | 5,854 hectares | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | -737.91 hectares | -867 hectares | 129.09 hectares | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | -736.39 hectares | -299.3 hectares | 437.09 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | -734.02 hectares | -874.68 hectares | 140.65 hectares | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Solomon Islands or Western Sahara?
- Solomon Islands, at -734.03 hectares against -798.01 hectares in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Solomon Islands and Western Sahara?
- 63.98 hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Western Sahara?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Solomon Islands ranks 165th and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.