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 202nd out of 209 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.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.18 percent | — |
| 1962 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 percent | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.21 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.21 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.21 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.21 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25 percent | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.29 percent | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.29 percent | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.29 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.29 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 199 North Korea 0.42 percent compare
- 199 Papua New Guinea 0.42 percent compare
- 201 French Guiana 0.31 percent compare
- 203 Cyprus 0.23 percent compare
- 204 Bahamas 0.2 percent compare
- 205 Equatorial Guinea 0.18 percent compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
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 202nd out of 209 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).