Terrestrial protected areas in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Terrestrial protected areas was 2.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial protected areas in Solomon Islands, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 2.4% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
That places Solomon Islands 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Terrestrial protected areas in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.2% | — |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 194 Maldives 3.0% compare
- 195 Northern Mariana Islands 2.8% compare
- 195 Sudan 2.8% compare
- 197 Faroe Islands 2.4% compare
- 197 North Korea 2.4% compare
- 200 Bermuda 2.3% compare
More climate change data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.192 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Solomon Islands?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Solomon Islands was 2.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Solomon Islands ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.