Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8217 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.8217 hectares per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.3573 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Solomon Islands stood at 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Solomon Islands ranks 186th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4645 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4645 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4645 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4645 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4645 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4645 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5002 hectares per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5002 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5359 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5359 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5716 hectares per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6074 hectares per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6431 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6074 hectares per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6431 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6788 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6788 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7145 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7145 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.786 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.786 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.39 hectares per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35 hectares per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3751 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4287 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4645 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4216 hectares per square kilometre | 0.393 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5002 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6788 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7931 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7145 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 183 Libya 0.9775 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 184 Namibia 0.9717 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 185 Cayman Islands 0.8333 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 187 Bahamas 0.7992 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 188 Singapore 0.7799 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 189 Brunei 0.759 hectares per square kilometre 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 arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Solomon Islands?
- Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8217 hectares per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3573 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Solomon Islands ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.