Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2786 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2786 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.281 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.1322 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.2786 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.281 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1322 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Solomon Islands ranks 20th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1322 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1322 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.134 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.135 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1368 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1374 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1375 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1402 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1402 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1402 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1411 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1415 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1465 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1572 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1643 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1679 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1786 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1858 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1894 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1965 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2036 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2144 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2179 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2215 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2144 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2322 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2358 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2394 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2394 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2415 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2429 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2501 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2577 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2642 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2683 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2724 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.281 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2781 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2786 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.2786 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0781 ha per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.2786 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0356 ha per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1349 ha per square kilometre | 0.1322 ha per square kilometre | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1397 ha per square kilometre | 0.1374 ha per square kilometre | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1608 ha per square kilometre | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | 0.1858 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2165 ha per square kilometre | 0.1894 ha per square kilometre | 0.2394 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2573 ha per square kilometre | 0.2394 ha per square kilometre | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2786 ha per square kilometre | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | 0.281 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 17 Guinea 0.3006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.2953 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Jamaica 0.2837 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.2613 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 China 0.2474 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2462 ha per square kilometre 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 0.2786 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.281 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1322 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Solomon Islands ranks 20th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.