Forest land — Share in Land area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 89.84 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Solomon Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Solomon Islands stood at 89.84 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Solomon Islands peaked at 90.74 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.84 %, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 6th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.62 % | 90.5 % | 90.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.35 % | 90.24 % | 90.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.09 % | 89.97 % | 90.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.89 % | 89.84 % | 89.95 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Inland waters — Area 45.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.41 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 9.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 11.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.91 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 80.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.11 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 23.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Solomon Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in Solomon Islands was 89.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 90.74 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.84 % in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.