Northern Africa vs Solomon Islands: Primary Forest — Area

Northern Africa
1,136 1000 ha
in 2025
Solomon Islands
1,642 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern Africa rank
28th
Solomon Islands rank
31st

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Northern Africa
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 1,642 1000 ha against 1,136 1000 ha in Northern Africa, a difference of 506 1000 ha.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.4 times Northern Africa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

Northern Africa ranks 28th and Solomon Islands ranks 31st of 35 groups.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Africa Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 1,136 1000 ha 1,944 1000 ha 808.31 1000 ha Solomon Islands
2000s 1,136 1000 ha 1,845 1000 ha 709.16 1000 ha Solomon Islands
2010s 1,136 1000 ha 1,746 1000 ha 610.02 1000 ha Solomon Islands
2020s 1,136 1000 ha 1,667 1000 ha 530.72 1000 ha Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Northern Africa or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 1,642 1000 ha against 1,136 1000 ha in Northern Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Northern Africa and Solomon Islands?
506 1000 ha, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Solomon Islands?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Northern Africa and Solomon Islands rank globally for primary forest — area?
Northern Africa ranks 28th and Solomon Islands ranks 31st of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.