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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720251990: 25.0k hectares1991: 25.0k hectares1992: 25.0k hectares1993: 25.0k hectares1994: 25.0k hectares1995: 25.0k hectares1996: 25.0k hectares1997: 25.0k hectares1998: 25.0k hectares1999: 25.1k hectares2000: 25.1k hectares2001: 25.1k hectares2002: 25.1k hectares2003: 25.1k hectares2004: 25.1k hectares2005: 25.1k hectares2006: 25.1k hectares2007: 25.1k hectares2008: 25.1k hectares2009: 25.1k hectares2010: 25.1k hectares2011: 25.1k hectares2012: 25.2k hectares2013: 25.2k hectares2014: 25.2k hectares2015: 25.2k hectares2016: 25.2k hectares2017: 25.3k hectares2018: 25.3k hectares2019: 25.4k hectares2020: 25.4k hectares2021: 25.5k hectares2022: 25.6k hectares2023: 25.6k hectares2024: 25.7k hectares2025: 25.8k hectares

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
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
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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