Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.87 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
132nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.92 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
1.09 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
61
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 1.87 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Solomon Islands peaked at 4.92 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.09 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
Solomon Islands ranks 132nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -50.9% |
| 1968 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +115.6% |
| 1969 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -40.7% |
| 1970 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +96.3% |
| 1971 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +43.0% |
| 1977 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1985 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | +78.2% |
| 1991 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Solomon Islands?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Solomon Islands was 1.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Solomon Islands ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.