Forest area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Forest area was 2.51 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Solomon Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 2.51 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.54 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million hectares, in 2025.
Solomon Islands ranks 98th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 95 Czechia 2.97 million hectares compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 2.78 million hectares compare
- 97 Bhutan 2.67 million hectares compare
- 99 Estonia 2.45 million hectares compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 2.44 million hectares compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 2.41 million 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 forest area in Solomon Islands?
- Forest area in Solomon Islands was 2.51 million 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 forest area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for forest area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 98th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.