Annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Annual change in forest area was -734.03 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
-734.03 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-733.98 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
-738.01 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025

-738-737-736-735-7341991200820251991: -737 hectares1992: -737 hectares1993: -737 hectares1994: -737 hectares1995: -737 hectares1996: -737 hectares1997: -737 hectares1998: -737 hectares1999: -737 hectares2000: -737 hectares2001: -738 hectares2002: -738 hectares2003: -738 hectares2004: -738 hectares2005: -738 hectares2006: -738 hectares2007: -738 hectares2008: -738 hectares2009: -738 hectares2010: -738 hectares2011: -738 hectares2012: -738 hectares2013: -738 hectares2014: -738 hectares2015: -738 hectares2016: -734 hectares2017: -734 hectares2018: -734 hectares2019: -734 hectares2020: -734 hectares2021: -734 hectares2022: -734 hectares2023: -734 hectares2024: -734 hectares2025: -734 hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands stood at -734.03 hectares.

The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands peaked at -733.98 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -738.01 hectares, in 2001.

Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -736.99 hectares -736.99 hectares -736.99 hectares 9
2000s -737.91 hectares -738.01 hectares -736.99 hectares 10
2010s -736.39 hectares -738.01 hectares -733.98 hectares 10
2020s -734.02 hectares -734.03 hectares -733.98 hectares 6

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 162 Moldova -580 hectares compare
  2. 163 Namibia -644.04 hectares compare
  3. 164 Algeria -674 hectares compare
  4. 166 Western Sahara -798.01 hectares compare
  5. 167 East Timor -848 hectares compare
  6. 168 Bangladesh -987.99 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands?
Annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands was -734.03 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was -733.98 hectares in 2016.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was -738.01 hectares in 2001.
How does Solomon Islands rank for annual change in forest area?
Solomon Islands ranks 165th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in 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, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.