Cropland — Share in Land area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cropland — Share in Land area was 3.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Solomon Islands is 3.73 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Solomon Islands peaked at 3.73 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.79 %, in 1961.
Solomon Islands ranks 190th of 234 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.79 % | 1.79 % | 1.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.81 % | 1.79 % | 1.93 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 % | 1.93 % | 2.25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 % | 2.25 % | 2.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 % | 2.47 % | 3.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 % | 3.04 % | 3.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 % | 3.47 % | 3.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 187 Angola 3.95 % compare
- 188 South Sudan 3.92 % compare
- 189 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.74 % compare
- 191 Algeria 3.57 % compare
- 191 Turkmenistan 3.57 % compare
- 193 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.43 % compare
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 — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 90.02 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Solomon Islands?
- Cropland — share in land area in Solomon Islands was 3.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 % in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 190th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Cropland — Share in 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.