ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 43.8 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Solomon Islands stood at 43.8 %.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Solomon Islands peaked at 45.3 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.9 %, in 1996.
Solomon Islands ranks 32nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.2 % | — |
| 1992 | 37.1 % | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 36.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 36 % | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 35 % | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 34.9 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 35.3 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 35.1 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 38.1 % | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 39.3 % | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 41.4 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 42 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.9 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 41 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 42.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 42.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 42 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 44 % | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 45.3 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 44.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 44.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 44.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 43.8 % | -0.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 43.8 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.85 %, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 43.8 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 %, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.98 % | 34.9 % | 38.2 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.85 % | 38.1 % | 42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.87 % | 41.2 % | 42.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.42 % | 43.8 % | 45.3 % | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Solomon Islands?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Solomon Islands was 43.8 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9 % in 1996.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Solomon Islands ranks 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.