Forest land — Area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Forest land — Area was 2,514 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Solomon Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Solomon Islands is 2,514 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Solomon Islands peaked at 2,540 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,514 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Solomon Islands 111th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,540 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,539 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,538 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,538 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,537 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,536 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,535 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,535 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,534 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,533 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,532 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,532 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,531 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,530 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,529 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,529 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,528 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,527 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,526 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,526 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,525 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,524 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,523 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,523 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,522 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,521 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,521 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,520 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,519 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,518 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,518 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,517 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,516 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,515 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,515 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,514 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 2,514 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 2,514 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,536 1000 ha | 2,533 1000 ha | 2,540 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,529 1000 ha | 2,526 1000 ha | 2,532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,522 1000 ha | 2,518 1000 ha | 2,525 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,516 1000 ha | 2,514 1000 ha | 2,518 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 108 Czechia 2,968 1000 ha compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 2,776 1000 ha compare
- 110 Bhutan 2,675 1000 ha compare
- 112 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
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 land — area in Solomon Islands?
- Forest land — area in Solomon Islands was 2,514 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,540 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,514 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for forest land — area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 111th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.