Cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cocoa bean yields was 0.3905 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3905 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
33rd
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.5581 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
All-time low
0.3833 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields 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
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands is 0.3905 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.5581 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3833 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Solomon Islands 33rd out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.512 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.485 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.496 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4977 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.485 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4958 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.519 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4925 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4957 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4743 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4943 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4948 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4974 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5026 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5037 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4965 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.505 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4994 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5011 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5072 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5562 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4964 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4999 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4978 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4519 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.386 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4076 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4153 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.417 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4181 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4212 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4261 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4342 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4326 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4295 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4301 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4301 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3833 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3917 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4022 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4018 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4009 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4031 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4018 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4002 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3969 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3957 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3905 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.3905 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.3905 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4951 tonnes per hectare | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.512 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4988 tonnes per hectare | 0.4743 tonnes per hectare | 0.519 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5002 tonnes per hectare | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5068 tonnes per hectare | 0.4519 tonnes per hectare | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4188 tonnes per hectare | 0.386 tonnes per hectare | 0.4342 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4045 tonnes per hectare | 0.3833 tonnes per hectare | 0.4301 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3966 tonnes per hectare | 0.3905 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands?
- Cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands was 0.3905 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5581 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3833 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Solomon Islands ranks 33rd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.