Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 78.93 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 78.93 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Solomon Islands peaked at 205.01 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 78.93, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 171st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 194.6 | — |
| 1962 | 192.67 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 195.03 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 196.12 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 193.57 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 186.89 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 186.71 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 173.99 | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 186.16 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 198.39 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 198.95 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 190.15 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 189.66 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 188.52 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 187.48 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 187.94 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 185.03 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 184.49 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 199.27 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 193.83 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 201.12 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 190.46 | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 184.44 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 204.88 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 205.01 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 200.19 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 155.37 | -22.4% |
| 1988 | 152.74 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 149.84 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 144.84 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 151.35 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 149.52 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 142.42 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 141.41 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 153.01 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 152.55 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 154.69 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 154.06 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 140.88 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 136.7 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 128.03 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 128.78 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 131.21 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 147.76 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 165.08 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 163.67 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 173.27 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 177.12 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 167.81 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 115.73 | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 113.88 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 107.44 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 105.75 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 103.48 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 100.49 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 96.03 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 93.51 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 90.77 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 87.8 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 86.75 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.45 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.3 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 80.48 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 78.93 | -1.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 78.93 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 77% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 78.93 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.69, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -31.0% | 167.81 | 115.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189.53 | 173.99 | 196.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 190.99 | 184.49 | 199.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 183.79 | 149.84 | 205.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 148.47 | 140.88 | 154.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 151.94 | 128.03 | 177.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.49 | 87.8 | 115.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.78 | 78.93 | 86.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 82.31 compare
- 169 Belize 81.63 compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 79.11 compare
- 172 Myanmar 78.6 compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 77.91 compare
- 174 Armenia 77.45 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1335 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0026 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1368 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Solomon Islands?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Solomon Islands was 78.93 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 205.01 in 1985.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.93 in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Solomon Islands ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.