FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Solomon Islands

According to FAOSTAT, the Solomon Islands produced 2,756 t of cereals, 5,973 t of vegetables, 29,237 t of fruit, 3,627 t of meat and 3,072 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were oil palm fruit (217,321 t), coconuts (121,119 t) and sweet potatoes (109,115 t).

Products recorded: 33
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in palm kernels (+77%), followed by oil palm fruit (−14%).

Livestock numbers: 15,381 cattle and 55,519 pigs.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All roots and tubers	203,497	125	0.02%	+4.8%
All fruit	29,237	156	0%	−0.2%
All pulses	6,645	131	0.01%	−1.5%
All vegetables	5,973	174	0%	−5.3%
All meat	3,627	173	0%	+3.2%
All milk	3,072	167	0%	−0.2%
All cereals	2,756	161	0%	+0.3%
All eggs	590	158	0%	−13%
All tree nuts	339	104	0%	+5.3%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Oil palm fruit	217,321	29	0.05%	−15%
Coconuts, in shell	121,119	24	0.18%	+0.9%
Sweet potatoes	109,115	42	0.12%	+6.6%
Taro	46,108	21	0.25%	+5.3%
Yams	45,058	27	0.05%	0.0%
Palm oil	31,000	31	0.04%	−16%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	27,259	71	0.07%	−0.2%
Palm kernels	23,000	27	0.12%	+77%
Coconut oil	8,500	18	0.27%	+113%
Other pulses n.e.c.	6,645	55	0.15%	−1.5%
Beer	6,500	153	0%	+68%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	5,973	140	0%	−5.3%
Cocoa beans	4,200	27	0.08%	−14%
Cassava	3,216	74	0%	+6.9%
Cow milk	3,072	165	0%	−0.2%
Rice (paddy)	2,756	104	0%	+0.3%
Pork (pig meat)	2,569	124	0%	+3.5%
Oil of palm kernel	2,053	34	0.02%	—
Watermelons	1,069	107	0%	+0.8%
Beef (cattle meat)	772	168	0%	+2.7%
Hen eggs	590	158	0%	−13%
Melons	588	85	0%	−3.4%
Fat of pigs	389	83	0%	+3.5%
Other nuts	339	59	0.03%	+5.3%
Bananas	320	111	0%	+2.2%
Chicken meat	286	179	0%	+1.1%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	261	91	0%	+3.6%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	219	55	0.01%	+4.8%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	115	109	0%	+2.7%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	105	144	0%	+2.9%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	96	143	0%	+3.2%
Cattle fat, unrendered	22	142	0%	+4.8%
Buttermilk, dry	5	125	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	248,000	167	0%	+3.3%
Pigs	55,519	121	0.01%	+0.9%
Cattle	15,381	168	0%	+2.5%
Horses	151	140	0%	+0.7%

Solomon Islands among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Solomon Islands, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Solomon Islands had 819,198 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Oil palm fruit	265	51.3	5.2×
Coconuts, in shell	148	8.03	18.4×
Sweet potatoes	133	11.1	12.0×
Taro	56.3	2.23	25.2×
Yams	55.0	11.3	4.9×
Palm oil	37.8	9.75	3.9×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	33.3	4.81	6.9×
Palm kernels	28.1	2.36	11.9×
Coconut oil	10.4	0.38	27.1×
Other pulses n.e.c.	8.11	0.55	14.9×
Beer	7.93	22.7	0.4×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	7.29	34.5	0.2×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Solomon Islands reported exports of 6 and imports of 61 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Palm oil	25,732	USD 24.0 m	0.93	36 of 118
Cocoa beans	2,108	USD 12.4 m	5.88	32 of 93
Coconut oil	4,474	USD 6.4 m	1.44	18 of 94
Oil of palm kernel	2,387	USD 2.8 m	1.17	27 of 69
Beer of barley, malted	20	USD 19,000	0.95	138 of 149
Palm kernels	16,000	—	—	3 of 48

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	6,491	USD 12.0 m	1.84	124 of 189
Wheat	16,395	USD 5.1 m	0.31	149 of 176
Palm oil	2,658	USD 3.5 m	1.33	140 of 191
Rice	3,000	USD 2.7 m	0.90	32 of 149
Whole milk powder	406	USD 2.0 m	5.03	138 of 190
Soya bean oil	1,178	USD 1.5 m	1.23	120 of 184
Margarine and shortening	445	USD 933,000	2.10	141 of 189
Wine	135	USD 696,000	5.16	167 of 192
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled	101	USD 604,000	5.98	117 of 178
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	751	USD 578,000	0.77	126 of 183

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Solomon Islands?

By volume, the largest products of Solomon Islands in 2024 were oil palm fruit (217,321 t), coconuts, in shell (121,119 t), sweet potatoes (109,115 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Solomon Islands the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 18th, for coconut oil.

How much oil palm fruit does Solomon Islands produce per person?

About 265 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 51.3 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Solomon Islands export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were palm oil (USD 24.0 m), cocoa beans (USD 12.4 m), coconut oil (USD 6.4 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Solomon Islands import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 12.0 m), wheat (USD 5.1 m), palm oil (USD 3.5 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.