Forestland — Area, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.003 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.003 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0077 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.003 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Solomon Islands ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.003 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 14.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.003 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 7.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More climate change data for Solomon Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 113.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 23.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0009 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.003 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.