Equatorial Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Forest area
Equatorial Guinea
2.41 million hectares
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2.51 million hectares
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
101st
Solomon Islands rank
98th
Forest area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 2.51 million hectares against 2.41 million hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 107,310 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st and Solomon Islands ranks 98th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 125,150 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.58 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 49,211 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 27,075 hectares | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 88,245 hectares | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Equatorial Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 2.51 million hectares against 2.41 million hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Equatorial Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 107,310 hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st and Solomon Islands ranks 98th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.