Primary Forest — Area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Primary Forest — Area was 1,642 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Solomon Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 1,642 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Solomon Islands peaked at 1,989 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,642 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Solomon Islands 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,989 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,979 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,969 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,959 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,949 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,939 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,929 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,920 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,910 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,900 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,890 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,880 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,870 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,860 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,850 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,840 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,830 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,820 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,810 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,801 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,791 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,781 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,771 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,761 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,751 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,741 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,731 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,721 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,711 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,701 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,692 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,682 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,672 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,662 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,652 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,642 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1,642 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 413 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1,642 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 241.05 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,944 1000 ha | 1,900 1000 ha | 1,989 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,845 1000 ha | 1,801 1000 ha | 1,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,746 1000 ha | 1,701 1000 ha | 1,791 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,667 1000 ha | 1,642 1000 ha | 1,692 1000 ha | 6 |
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 primary forest — area in Solomon Islands?
- Primary forest — area in Solomon Islands was 1,642 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,989 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,642 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for primary forest — area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.