Temporary fallow — Area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Temporary fallow — Area was 2.61 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary fallow — Area in Solomon Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary fallow — area in Solomon Islands is 2.61 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.87 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.14 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Solomon Islands 175th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.14 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2.19 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.26 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.38 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.51 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.47 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.45 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.54 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.48 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.72 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 2.75 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.77 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.79 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.87 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.78 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.61 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.61 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 2.61 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 138.05 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 2.61 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 1000 ha | 2.14 1000 ha | 2.51 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.73 1000 ha | 2.48 1000 ha | 2.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 1000 ha | 2.6 1000 ha | 2.78 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago 3.62 1000 ha compare
- 173 Martinique 3.49 1000 ha compare
- 174 Kyrgyzstan 3.4 1000 ha compare
- 176 Timor-Leste 2.6 1000 ha compare
- 176 East Timor 2.6 1000 ha compare
- 178 Vanuatu 2.24 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Solomon Islands?
- Temporary fallow — area in Solomon Islands was 2.61 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 175th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Temporary fallow — 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.