Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,900 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands is 1,900 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands peaked at 4,919 kg per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,873 kg per hectare, in 2017.
That places Solomon Islands 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,919 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 4,824 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4,728 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4,633 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4,538 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,443 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,534 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3,854 kg per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 3,939 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4,500 kg per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 4,650 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4,650 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,598 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,208 kg per hectare | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 3,125 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3,000 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3,350 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 3,001 kg per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 2,546 kg per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 2,273 kg per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 2,092 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 2,248 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 2,152 kg per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,039 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,914 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,880 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,936 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,873 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,905 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,912 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,898 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,896 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,899 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,900 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1,900 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1,900 kg per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,751 kg per hectare, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -30.2% | 4,598 kg per hectare | 3,208 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,491 kg per hectare | 3,854 kg per hectare | 4,919 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,440 kg per hectare | 2,273 kg per hectare | 4,650 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,995 kg per hectare | 1,873 kg per hectare | 2,248 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,898 kg per hectare | 1,896 kg per hectare | 1,900 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More poverty & inequality data for Solomon Islands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0737 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Solomon Islands was 1,900 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,919 kg per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,873 kg per hectare in 2017.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Solomon Islands ranks 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.