Bhutan vs Solomon Islands: Forest area
Bhutan
2.67 million hectares
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2.51 million hectares
in 2025
Bhutan rank
97th
Solomon Islands rank
98th
Forest area over time
- Bhutan
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.67 million hectares against 2.51 million hectares in Solomon Islands, a difference of 160,810 hectares.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Bhutan ranks 97th and Solomon Islands ranks 98th of 235 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 15,003 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.65 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 121,661 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 2.71 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 190,966 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 180,185 hectares | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bhutan or Solomon Islands?
- Bhutan, at 2.67 million hectares against 2.51 million hectares in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bhutan and Solomon Islands?
- 160,810 hectares, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Solomon Islands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Solomon Islands rank globally for forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 97th and Solomon Islands ranks 98th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.