Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 1,477 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Solomon Islands stood at 1,477 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Solomon Islands peaked at 4,029 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1987.
Solomon Islands ranks 159th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115 ha | — |
| 1962 | 120 ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 125 ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 130 ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 135 ha | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 138 ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 140 ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 868 ha | +520.0% |
| 1969 | 1,024 ha | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 708 ha | -30.9% |
| 1971 | 1,141 ha | +61.2% |
| 1972 | 395 ha | -65.4% |
| 1973 | 394 ha | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 394 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 599 ha | +52.0% |
| 1976 | 1,297 ha | +116.5% |
| 1977 | 1,940 ha | +49.6% |
| 1978 | 2,663 ha | +37.3% |
| 1979 | 2,997 ha | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 3,869 ha | +29.1% |
| 1981 | 4,029 ha | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 3,191 ha | -20.8% |
| 1983 | 2,567 ha | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 2,446 ha | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 2,170 ha | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 2,355 ha | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 ha | — |
| 1990 | 525 ha | — |
| 1991 | 537 ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 549 ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 562 ha | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 575 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 590 ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 567 ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 501 ha | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 330 ha | -34.1% |
| 1999 | 720 ha | +118.2% |
| 2000 | 973 ha | +35.1% |
| 2001 | 448 ha | -54.0% |
| 2002 | 493 ha | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 607 ha | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 800 ha | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 970 ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 933 ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,100 ha | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,251 ha | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1,235 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,278 ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,353 ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1,436 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,457 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,415 ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,466 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,446 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,442 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,516 ha | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1,468 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,475 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,486 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,477 ha | -0.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1,477 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1,477 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.21 million ha, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +520.0% | 140 ha | 868 ha |
| 1999 | +118.2% | 330 ha | 720 ha |
| 1976 | +116.5% | 599 ha | 1,297 ha |
| 1987 | -100.0% | 2,355 ha | 0 ha |
| 1972 | -65.4% | 1,141 ha | 395 ha |
| 1971 | +61.2% | 708 ha | 1,141 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310.56 ha | 115 ha | 1,024 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,253 ha | 394 ha | 2,997 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,063 ha | 0 ha | 4,029 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 545.6 ha | 330 ha | 720 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 842.4 ha | 448 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,378 ha | 1,235 ha | 1,466 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,484 ha | 1,468 ha | 1,516 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 156 Jamaica 1,774 ha compare
- 157 Vanuatu 1,549 ha compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 1,494 ha compare
- 160 Puerto Rico 996 ha compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 900 ha compare
- 162 Trinidad and Tobago 804 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Solomon Islands?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Solomon Islands was 1,477 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,029 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1987.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Solomon Islands ranks 159th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.