Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.29 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.29 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
201st
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.29 percent
in 2003
All-time low
0.18 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 0.29 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.29 percent in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.18 percent, in 1961.

That places Solomon Islands 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.18 percent 0.18 percent 0.18 percent 9
1970s 0.18 percent 0.18 percent 0.18 percent 10
1980s 0.18 percent 0.18 percent 0.18 percent 10
1990s 0.202 percent 0.18 percent 0.25 percent 10
2000s 0.278 percent 0.25 percent 0.29 percent 10
2010s 0.29 percent 0.29 percent 0.29 percent 10
2020s 0.29 percent 0.29 percent 0.29 percent 4

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

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  4. 202 Cyprus 0.23 percent compare
  5. 203 Bahamas 0.2 percent compare
  6. 204 Equatorial Guinea 0.18 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Solomon Islands?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Solomon Islands was 0.29 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.29 percent in 2003.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.18 percent in 1961.
How does Solomon Islands rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Solomon Islands ranks 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).