Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 25,760 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
25,760 hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
131st
of 185 countries
All-time high
25,760 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
24,970 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 25,760 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Solomon Islands peaked at 25,760 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24,970 hectares, in 1990.
Solomon Islands ranks 131st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,970 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 24,979 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 24,988 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 24,997 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25,006 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25,015 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25,024 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25,033 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25,042 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25,051 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25,060 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25,068 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25,076 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25,084 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25,092 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25,108 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25,116 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25,124 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25,132 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25,140 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25,150 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25,160 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,170 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,180 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25,234 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 25,278 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 25,322 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25,366 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 25,410 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 25,480 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 25,550 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 25,620 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 25,690 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 25,760 hectares | +0.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 25,760 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 25,760 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 302,515 hectares, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,010 hectares | 24,970 hectares | 25,051 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,096 hectares | 25,060 hectares | 25,132 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,219 hectares | 25,140 hectares | 25,366 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,585 hectares | 25,410 hectares | 25,760 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Solomon Islands?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Solomon Islands was 25,760 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 25,760 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,970 hectares in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Solomon Islands ranks 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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