Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Solomon Islands is 4.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Solomon Islands peaked at 4.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 216th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Solomon Islands?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Solomon Islands was 4.8% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Solomon Islands ranks 216th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)