Saudi Arabia vs Solomon Islands: Forest area

Saudi Arabia
2.78 million hectares
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2.51 million hectares
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
96th
Solomon Islands rank
98th

Forest area over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Solomon Islands
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020072025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.78 million hectares against 2.51 million hectares in Solomon Islands, a difference of 261,620 hectares.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 96th and Solomon Islands ranks 98th of 235 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 2.77 million hectares 2.54 million hectares 231,657 hectares Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.77 million hectares 2.53 million hectares 239,031 hectares Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.77 million hectares 2.52 million hectares 246,407 hectares Saudi Arabia
2020s 2.77 million hectares 2.52 million hectares 256,035 hectares Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Saudi Arabia or Solomon Islands?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.78 million hectares against 2.51 million hectares in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Saudi Arabia and Solomon Islands?
261,620 hectares, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Solomon Islands?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Solomon Islands rank globally for forest area?
Saudi Arabia ranks 96th 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

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.