Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 20.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 20.11 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Solomon Islands peaked at 22.4 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.93 %, in 1988.
That places Solomon Islands 162nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.18 % | 18.18 % | 18.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.83 % | 18.18 % | 21.05 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.94 % | 14.93 % | 20.97 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.37 % | 15.28 % | 18.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.62 % | 17.24 % | 20.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.59 % | 20.12 % | 22.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.79 % | 20.11 % | 21.61 % | 5 |
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- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Solomon Islands?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Solomon Islands was 20.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.93 % in 1988.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Solomon Islands ranks 162nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.