Annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Annual change in forest area was -734.03 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 162 Moldova -580 hectares compare
- 163 Namibia -644.04 hectares compare
- 164 Algeria -674 hectares compare
- 166 Western Sahara -798.01 hectares compare
- 167 East Timor -848 hectares compare
- 168 Bangladesh -987.99 hectares compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7566 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0552 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0119 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2721 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1998 Mt CO2e (2024)
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
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.