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Solomon Islands · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

5th of 213 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
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Forest coverSolomon Islands's forest cover fell from 90.8 % in 1994 to 90.1 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202090%90%90%91%91%91%90.1 %

Solomon Islands's forest cover fell from 90.8 % in 1994 to 90.1 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

96th of 213 · 17th in East Asia & Pacific
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Forest areaSolomon Islands's forest area fell from 25,420 km in 1994 to 25,208 km in 2023.19952000200520102015202025.2k25.3k25.4k25,208 km

Solomon Islands's forest area fell from 25,420 km in 1994 to 25,208 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

197th of 213 · 33rd in East Asia & Pacific
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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Solomon Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 2.2 % in 2013 to 2.4 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220242%2%2%2%2%3%2.4 %

Solomon Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 2.2 % in 2013 to 2.4 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

196th of 209 · 31st in East Asia & Pacific
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Agricultural land (% of land area)Solomon Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 2.6 % in 1994 to 3.9 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520202%3%3%4%4%3.9 %

Solomon Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 2.6 % in 1994 to 3.9 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

186th of 206 · 26th in East Asia & Pacific
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Arable land (% of land area)Solomon Islands's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.8 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1%0.8 %

Solomon Islands's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.8 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

44th of 200 · 17th in East Asia & Pacific
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Air pollution (PM2.5)Solomon Islands's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 9.1 in 1994 to 9.8 in 2023.1995200020052010201520207891011129.8

Solomon Islands's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 9.1 in 1994 to 9.8 in 2023.

Water

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

10th of 181 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
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Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaSolomon Islands's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 123,195 in 1993 to 57,229 in 2022.19952000200520102015202040k60k80k100k120k140k57,229

Solomon Islands's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 123,195 in 1993 to 57,229 in 2022.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Solomon Islands.

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