Solomon Islands's arable land (hectares) was 23,300 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.02% from 22,400 in 2014 (0.39% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23,300 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 23,130 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 22,400 | 2014 |
| Highest | 23,420 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 10,000 | 1961 |
| Average since 2015 | 22,960 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 10,000 | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Solomon Islands' arable land (hectares) fell 0.1% on 2023 (from 23,330 to 23,300).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.6% and a typical year strayed about 3.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.1% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 141.82 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Solomon Islands had the 162nd highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2024 ranking
- Equatorial Guinea — 159th of 205: 53,000
- West Bank and Gaza — 160th of 205: 41,900
- Trinidad and Tobago — 161st of 205: 29,990
- Isle of Man — 163rd of 205: 23,173
- Tonga — 164th of 205: 21,790
- Qatar — 165th of 205: 20,930
What this measures
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Limitations: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources.
All 64 values
| Year | Arable land (hectares) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,300 |
| 2023 | 23,330 |
| 2022 | 23,280 |
| 2021 | 23,280 |
| 2020 | 23,420 |
| 2019 | 23,130 |
| 2018 | 22,970 |
| 2017 | 22,520 |
| 2016 | 22,350 |
| 2015 | 22,020 |
| 2014 |
Arable land (hectares) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — 1,680 (2024)
- Australia — 31.27 million (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 4,000 (2024)
- Cambodia — 4.12 million (2024)
- China — 108.47 million (2024)
- Fiji — 76,800 (2024)
- French Polynesia — 2,500 (2024)
- Guam — 1,000 (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 2,000 (2024)
- Indonesia — 17.69 million (2024)
- Japan — 4.02 million (2024)
- Kiribati
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Rural population — 576,071 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 68.69% (2025)
- Urban population — 262,574 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 31.31% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 30,510 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 69,440 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 99,950 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.41% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 4.44% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Solomon Islands's arable land (hectares)?
- 23,300 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 133% from 10,000 in 1961 (1.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 23,420 in 2020 and the lowest 10,000 in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank?
- 162nd highest of 205 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in arable land (hectares) unusual for Solomon Islands?
- In 2024, Solomon Islands' arable land (hectares) fell 0.1% on 2023 (from 23,330 to 23,300). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.6% and a typical year strayed about 3.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.ARBL.HA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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