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.

Cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Solomon Islands
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

30 Guyana 0.4151 tonnes per hectare compare
31 Tonga 0.4 tonnes per hectare compare
32 Papua New Guinea 0.3962 tonnes per hectare compare
34 Micronesia (country) 0.3808 tonnes per hectare compare
35 Venezuela 0.3797 tonnes per hectare compare
36 Cuba 0.3717 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 470.85 million current US$ (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.7% (2024)
Rural population 576,071 (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 68.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.7% (2024)
Share of GDP from agriculture 29.7% (2024)
Land under cereal production 1,448 hectares (2023)

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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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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.