Solomon Islands — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Solomon Islands, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Solomon Islands was 89.84% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 90.74% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.03% per year.
Solomon Islands ranks 5 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Solomon Islands sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 35 economies; American Samoa (79.65%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 89.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 89.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 89.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 89.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 89.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 90% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 90.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 90.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 90.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 90.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 90.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 90.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 90.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 90.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 90.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 90.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 90.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 90.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 90.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 90.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 90.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 90.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 90.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 90.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 90.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 90.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 90.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 90.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 90.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 90.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 90.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 90.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 90.74% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Solomon Islands’s Forest area in 1991?
90.71% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Solomon Islands’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -1.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 89.84%; 2023: 89.87%; 2022: 89.89%; 2021: 89.92%; 2020: 89.95%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.