Arable land — Area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Arable land — Area was 23.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Solomon Islands stood at 23.3 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Solomon Islands peaked at 23.42 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Solomon Islands 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.5 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8 1000 ha | 11 1000 ha | 14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.47 1000 ha | 14 1000 ha | 18.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7 1000 ha | 19.19 1000 ha | 23.13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.32 1000 ha | 23.28 1000 ha | 23.42 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Inland waters — Area 45.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.41 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 9.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 11.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.91 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 80.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.73 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 90.02 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Solomon Islands?
- Arable land — area in Solomon Islands was 23.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.42 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for arable land — area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.