Oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Oil palm fruit yields was 7.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.76 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
37th
of 44 countries
All-time high
26.84 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
All-time low
7.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Oil palm fruit yields in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 17.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 17.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 20.82 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 13.02 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 1978 | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 17.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 19.42 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 24.88 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1982 | 26.84 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 26.15 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 24.71 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 24.3 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 17.54 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | -32.8% |
| 1988 | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | +38.4% |
| 1989 | 24.49 tonnes per hectare | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 17.76 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 15.75 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 16.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 16.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 17.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 16.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.12 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 15.15 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 14.69 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 15.8 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 7.73 tonnes per hectare | -35.1% |
| 2020 | 8.64 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 7.76 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 7.76 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.81 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm fruit yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +50.1% | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | 24.49 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | +38.4% | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 16.32 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | -37.5% | 20.82 tonnes per hectare | 13.02 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | -35.1% | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 7.73 tonnes per hectare |
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2018)
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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.