Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 63 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 63 percent. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 70 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 63 percent, in 2021.
That places Solomon Islands 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70 percent | — |
| 2002 | 69 percent | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 69 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68 percent | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 67 percent | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68 percent | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 68 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67 percent | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 66 percent | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 65 percent | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 63 percent | -1.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 63 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 63 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.11 percent | 67 percent | 70 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.4 percent | 65 percent | 68 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5 percent | 63 percent | 64 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands was 63 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 70 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 percent in 2021.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.