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
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Solomon Islands, 1961–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 198 North Korea 0.42 percent compare
- 198 Papua New Guinea 0.42 percent compare
- 200 French Guiana 0.31 percent compare
- 202 Cyprus 0.23 percent compare
- 203 Bahamas 0.2 percent compare
- 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
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).