Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 49.59 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Solomon Islands is 49.59 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Solomon Islands peaked at 50.87 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.53 %, in 2019.
That places Solomon Islands 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.87 % | — |
| 2001 | 50.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.21 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 49.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 49.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.01 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.97 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.86 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.39 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.05 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 48.89 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.09 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 49.95 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 49.65 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.59 % | -0.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 49.59 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 49.59 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.05 %, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.17 % | 49.95 % | 50.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.03 % | 48.53 % | 49.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.57 % | 49.09 % | 49.95 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 21 South Sudan 50.18 % compare
- 22 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 23 Eritrea 49.62 % compare
- 25 Congo 49.54 % compare
- 25 Caribbean 24.79 % compare
- 26 Zambia 49.11 % compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 23.47 % compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 48.63 % compare
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Solomon Islands?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Solomon Islands was 49.59 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 50.87 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.53 % in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Solomon Islands ranks 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.