Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1368 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.1368 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.3937 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1368 hectares per person, in 2025.
Solomon Islands ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3937 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3849 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3762 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3677 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3593 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.351 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3429 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3349 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3268 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3189 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3115 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3045 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2973 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2898 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.282 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.274 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2655 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2612 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2567 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2566 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2478 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2393 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2429 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2348 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2343 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2266 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2261 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2157 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2153 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2117 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2052 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2019 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2016 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1957 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1927 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1897 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1843 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1792 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1766 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1725 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1714 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1726 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.174 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.177 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1839 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1886 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1873 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1899 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1921 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1977 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1959 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.196 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.189 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1856 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1814 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1684 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1671 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1618 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1576 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1541 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1469 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1434 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.14 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1368 hectares per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3556 hectares per person | 0.3189 hectares per person | 0.3937 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2799 hectares per person | 0.2566 hectares per person | 0.3115 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2294 hectares per person | 0.2117 hectares per person | 0.2478 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1903 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.2052 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1809 hectares per person | 0.1714 hectares per person | 0.1921 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.18 hectares per person | 0.1576 hectares per person | 0.1977 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1453 hectares per person | 0.1368 hectares per person | 0.1541 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 142 Pakistan 0.1381 hectares per person compare
- 143 Haiti 0.1374 hectares per person compare
- 144 Comoros 0.1373 hectares per person compare
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0.1305 hectares per person compare
- 147 Sri Lanka 0.1293 hectares per person compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1279 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1335 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0026 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 574.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.1368 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3937 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1368 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.