Agricultural land use, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1365 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.1365 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.3849 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1365 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Solomon Islands 155th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3849 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.1781 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1749 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2004 hectares per person | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1975 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2023 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1971 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1988 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1762 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1763 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1698 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1652 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1629 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1581 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1534 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1498 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1467 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1426 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1405 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1428 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1374 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1365 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3514 hectares per person | 0.3189 hectares per person | 0.3849 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.1866 hectares per person | 0.1714 hectares per person | 0.2023 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1601 hectares per person | 0.1426 hectares per person | 0.1763 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1393 hectares per person | 0.1365 hectares per person | 0.1428 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6869 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.1365 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3849 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1365 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.