Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0095 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.0095 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0259 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 ha per person, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 5th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0259 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0253 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0241 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0238 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0233 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0228 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0223 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0213 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0209 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0206 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0201 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0184 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0178 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0173 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0162 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0157 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0151 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0146 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0142 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0137 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0133 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0129 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0121 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0116 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0118 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.012 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0119 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.012 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0122 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.013 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.013 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0129 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0126 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.011 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.01 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0095 ha per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0241 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person | 0.0259 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0218 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 0.013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 5 |
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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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.0095 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0259 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 5th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.