Agricultural land use in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Agricultural land use was 109,200 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
109,200 hectares
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
168th
of 227 countries
All-time high
109,200 hectares
in 2023
All-time low
55,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 109,200 hectares for agricultural land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Solomon Islands peaked at 109,200 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55,000 hectares, in 1961.
Solomon Islands ranks 168th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 56,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 57,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 59,000 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 59,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 59,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62,000 hectares | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 62,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 64,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 64,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 66,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 65,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 67,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 68,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 68,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 69,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 71,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 71,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 72,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 73,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 73,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 73,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 74,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 76,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 77,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 83,000 hectares | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 83,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96,800 hectares | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 97,100 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 101,200 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 100,300 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 103,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 93,900 hectares | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 97,500 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 97,400 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98,300 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 100,500 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 101,100 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 101,600 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 102,700 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 104,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 103,800 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 104,600 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 108,900 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 107,300 hectares | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 109,200 hectares | +1.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 109,200 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.40 million hectares, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 109,200 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 249,300 hectares, 44% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,000 hectares | 55,000 hectares | 55,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,700 hectares | 55,000 hectares | 59,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,600 hectares | 59,000 hectares | 68,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,000 hectares | 68,000 hectares | 76,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,640 hectares | 76,000 hectares | 103,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,080 hectares | 93,900 hectares | 104,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,500 hectares | 104,600 hectares | 109,200 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 165 Comoros 133,000 hectares compare
- 166 Luxembourg 132,998 hectares compare
- 167 Cyprus 128,996 hectares compare
- 169 Equatorial Guinea 104,720 hectares compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 96,070 hectares compare
- 171 Mauritius 85,957 hectares compare
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 in Solomon Islands?
- Agricultural land use in Solomon Islands was 109,200 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 109,200 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for agricultural land use?
- Solomon Islands ranks 168th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.