Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 11.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands stood at 11.1%.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands peaked at 38.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
That places Solomon Islands 16th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 1.8% | — |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +75.0% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +113.4% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -78.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -68.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +148.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -78.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +1367.1% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +9.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 11.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 9.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1367.1% | 0.8% | 11.4% |
| 2018 | +148.9% | 1.5% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 7.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 10.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 11.3% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 0.8% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 13 Turkmenistan 12.1% compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.7% compare
- 15 American Samoa 11.3% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 11.0% compare
- 18 Cambodia 10.8% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 10.3% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Solomon Islands was 11.1% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Solomon Islands ranks 16th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.