Share of land area that is protected in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of land area that is protected was 2.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of land area that is protected in Solomon Islands, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Solomon Islands is 2.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
Solomon Islands ranks 197th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5032 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3882 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2159 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4206 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 164.87 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6447 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Solomon Islands?
- Share of land area that is protected in Solomon Islands was 2.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Solomon Islands ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.