What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Ghana and Solomon Islands?

400 thousands of hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Solomon Islands?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Solomon Islands: Forest certified for sustainable use

Ghana

38,010 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Solomon Islands

38,410 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Ghana rank

70th

Solomon Islands rank

69th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Ghana
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 38,410 thousands of hectares against 38,010 thousands of hectares in Ghana, a difference of 400 thousands of hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Ghana ranks 70th and Solomon Islands ranks 69th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	0 thousands of hectares	20,380 thousands of hectares	20,380 thousands of hectares	Solomon Islands
2010s	6,045 thousands of hectares	37,273 thousands of hectares	31,228 thousands of hectares	Solomon Islands
2020s	25,386 thousands of hectares	39,180 thousands of hectares	13,794 thousands of hectares	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Ghana or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 38,410 thousands of hectares against 38,010 thousands of hectares in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Ghana and Solomon Islands?: 400 thousands of hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Solomon Islands?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Solomon Islands rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Ghana ranks 70th and Solomon Islands ranks 69th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).