Oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Oil palm fruit yields was 7.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands stood at 7.76 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands peaked at 26.84 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 7.73 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
That places Solomon Islands 37th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.42 tonnes per hectare | 13.02 tonnes per hectare | 20.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.64 tonnes per hectare | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 26.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | 17.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.53 tonnes per hectare | 15.15 tonnes per hectare | 17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.31 tonnes per hectare | 7.73 tonnes per hectare | 15.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.83 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 34 Togo 8.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 8.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 7.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Philippines 7.64 tonnes per hectare compare
- 39 Ghana 7.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.58 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for Solomon Islands
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2017)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands was 7.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.84 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Solomon Islands ranks 37th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.