What is land area in Solomon Islands?

Land area in Solomon Islands was 27,990 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 27,990 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 27,990 sq. km in 1961.

How does Solomon Islands rank for land area?

Solomon Islands ranks 141st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Solomon Islands

Name: Land area in Solomon Islands
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Solomon Islands: Land area was 27,990 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

27,990 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

141st

of 216 countries

All-time high

27,990 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

27,990 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 27,990 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Solomon Islands peaked at 27,990 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27,990 sq. km, in 1961.

Solomon Islands ranks 141st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	9
1970s	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	10
1980s	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	10
1990s	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	10
2000s	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	10
2010s	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	10
2020s	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

138 Armenia 28,199 sq. km compare
139 Guinea-Bissau 28,120 sq. km compare
140 Equatorial Guinea 28,050 sq. km compare
142 Haiti 27,560 sq. km compare
143 Albania 27,400 sq. km compare
144 Burundi 25,680 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands

Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
Rural population 68.7% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 576,071 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.7% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 470.85 million current US$ (2024)
Land under cereal production 1,448 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 1,900 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 2,753 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Solomon Islands?: Land area in Solomon Islands was 27,990 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 27,990 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 27,990 sq. km in 1961.
How does Solomon Islands rank for land area?: Solomon Islands ranks 141st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.