Solomon' Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi, and the total size is 10,965 sq mi, with inland water included. The Solomon Islands rankes 141/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries.
3.9% of its territory is agricultural land.
The Solomon has 0.002% of the world's agricultural land area.
90.1% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.06% of the world's forests.

The Solomon Islands total size and land area

	Solomon Islands	Rank
Total surface area	10,965 sq mi	141/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.006%	N/A
Land area	10,807 sq mi	141/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	N/A
Population	819,198	162/197
Population density	79.4 ppl/mi²	155/197

Solomon Islands' True Size on the Map

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Solomon Islands' area by type

	Solomon Islands	Rank
Forest area	9,733 sq mi	96/196
Forest area as share of land	90.1%	4/196
World's forests share	0.06%	N/A
Agricultural land	422 sq mi	162/194
Agricultural land share	3.9%	185/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.002%	N/A
Arable land	88.8 sq mi	162/191
Arable land share	0.82%	175/191
Permanent cropland	302 sq mi	112/192
Permanent cropland share	2.79%	67/192
Water area	158.3 sq mi	122/197
Water as share of total area	1.44%	108/197
Roads length	864 mi	154/176
Land borders length	0 mi	191/197
Coastline length	3,301 mi	21/197
Share of marine protected waters	0.1%	135/155

Solomon Islands' size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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