Solomon Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Solomon Islands
0.0315 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0049 sq. km per person
in 2023
Solomon Islands rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Solomon Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.0315 sq. km per person against 0.0049 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0266 sq. km per person.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 6.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

Solomon Islands ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0674 sq. km per person 0.0117 sq. km per person 0.0557 sq. km per person Solomon Islands
2000s 0.0531 sq. km per person 0.0086 sq. km per person 0.0445 sq. km per person Solomon Islands
2010s 0.0406 sq. km per person 0.0064 sq. km per person 0.0342 sq. km per person Solomon Islands
2020s 0.0327 sq. km per person 0.0051 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Solomon Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Solomon Islands, at 0.0315 sq. km per person against 0.0049 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0266 sq. km per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Solomon Islands ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.