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 207th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.79 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.82 % | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.86 % | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.93 % | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.04 % | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 2.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.11 % | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.18 % | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.14 % | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.22 % | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 2.25 % | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.29 % | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.36 % | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.39 % | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.43 % | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.47 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.49 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.58 % | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.67 % | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.15 % | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 3.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.32 % | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.27 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.38 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.04 % | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 3.18 % | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.22 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.28 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.29 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.32 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.37 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.43 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.47 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.61 % | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.56 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.63 % | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.73 % | +2.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 3.73 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 3.73 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.14 %, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 204 Angola 3.95 % compare
- 205 South Sudan 3.92 % compare
- 206 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.74 % compare
- 208 Algeria 3.57 % compare
- 208 Turkmenistan 3.57 % compare
- 210 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.43 % compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0032 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0966 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 207th out of 252 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.