Land use in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Land use was 101,200 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Solomon Islands stood at 101,200 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Solomon Islands peaked at 101,200 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Solomon Islands 157th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,700 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,600 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 63,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,300 hectares | 63,000 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,940 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 95,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,080 hectares | 85,900 hectares | 96,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,500 hectares | 96,600 hectares | 101,200 hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7566 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0552 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0119 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2721 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1998 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Solomon Islands?
- Land use in Solomon Islands was 101,200 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 101,200 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for land use?
- Solomon Islands ranks 157th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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