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 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.74 % | — |
| 1991 | 90.71 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 90.68 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 90.66 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 90.63 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 90.6 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.58 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.55 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 90.53 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 90.5 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 90.47 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 90.45 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.39 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.37 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.34 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.31 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.29 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.26 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.24 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.13 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.1 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.08 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.05 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.03 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.97 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.89 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.87 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.84 % | -0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 89.84 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 89.84 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 249 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.