Cropland — Area per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.13 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.13 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.35 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.13 ha/cap, in 2019.
Solomon Islands ranks 130th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3189 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.254 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.213 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.175 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.171 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 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)
- Arable land — Area 23.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.73 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 90.02 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Cropland — area per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.13 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 ha/cap in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 130th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.