Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 199 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Solomon Islands is 199 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Solomon Islands peaked at 200 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53 ha, in 1961.
Solomon Islands ranks 69th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53 ha | — |
| 1962 | 54 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 55 ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 56 ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 57 ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 58 ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 59 ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 60 ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 60 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 62 ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 64 ha | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 65 ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 66 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 67 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 67 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 68 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 69 ha | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 70 ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 71 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 72 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 73 ha | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 74 ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 75 ha | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 76 ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 77 ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 78 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 80 ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 83 ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 85 ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 86 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 86 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 90 ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 95 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 103 ha | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 110 ha | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 120 ha | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 125 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 126 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 130 ha | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 140 ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 146 ha | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 150 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 147 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 145 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 149 ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 144 ha | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 150 ha | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 160 ha | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 170 ha | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 175 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 178 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 180 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 185 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 187 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 190 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 197 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 191 ha | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 190 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 191 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 192 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 197 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 199 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 200 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 199 ha | -0.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 199 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,434 ha, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 199 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.89 ha | 53 ha | 60 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.9 ha | 62 ha | 71 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3 ha | 72 ha | 85 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.1 ha | 86 ha | 130 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 150.1 ha | 140 ha | 170 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.4 ha | 175 ha | 197 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.4 ha | 192 ha | 200 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 66 Tonga 463 ha compare
- 67 China, Taiwan Province of 326 ha compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 260 ha compare
- 69 French Polynesia 199 ha compare
- 71 New Caledonia 190 ha compare
- 72 Suriname 169 ha 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Solomon Islands?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Solomon Islands was 199 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 200 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 ha in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Solomon Islands ranks 69th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.