Melons production in Solomon Islands
In 2024 Solomon Islands produced 588 t of melons, the 85th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.4%. The record was 700 t in 2001. Area harvested: 32 ha, yield 18.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 588 t
- World rank
- 85 of 98
- 10-year change
- −3.4%
- Record
- 700 t
- 2001
Melons in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Solomon Islands compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 18.4
- world 27.1 (−32%)
- kg per person
- 0.72
- world 3.46
- 10-year change
- −3.4%
- world +7.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Belize | 767 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Namibia | 671 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 588 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 464 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Poland | 400 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of melons
Share of the world total; Solomon Islands is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 588 | −0.3% | 32 | 18.38 |
| 2023 | 590 | −0.2% | 32 | 18.44 |
| 2022 | 591 | −1.0% | 32 | 18.47 |
| 2021 | 597 | −0.8% | 33 | 18.09 |
| 2020 | 602 | +0.2% | 33 | 18.24 |
| 2019 | 601 | +0.3% | 33 | 18.21 |
| 2018 | 599 | +0.2% | 33 | 18.15 |
| 2017 | 598 | +0.5% | 34 | 17.59 |
| 2016 | 595 | +0.3% | 34 | 17.50 |
| 2015 | 593 | −2.6% | 34 | 17.44 |
| 2014 | 609 | +1.0% | 35 | 17.40 |
| 2013 | 603 | +9.6% | 35 | 17.23 |
| 2012 | 550 | −6.6% | 30 | 18.33 |
| 2011 | 589 | −1.0% | 35 | 16.83 |
| 2010 | 595 | −1.0% | 36 | 16.53 |
| 2009 | 601 | −0.8% | 37 | 16.24 |
| 2008 | 606 | −1.0% | 37 | 16.38 |
| 2007 | 612 | −0.8% | 38 | 16.11 |
| 2006 | 617 | −1.0% | 39 | 15.82 |
| 2005 | 623 | −1.1% | 40 | 15.58 |
| 2004 | 630 | −0.6% | 41 | 15.37 |
| 2003 | 634 | −0.8% | 41 | 15.46 |
| 2002 | 639 | −8.7% | 42 | 15.21 |
| 2001 | 700 | +12% | 50 | 14.00 |
| 2000 | 623 | −4.2% | 41 | 15.20 |
| 1999 | 650 | +11% | 45 | 14.44 |
| 1998 | 588 | −2.0% | 39 | 15.08 |
| 1997 | 600 | +7.3% | 40 | 15.00 |
| 1996 | 559 | +1.6% | 38 | 14.71 |
| 1995 | 550 | +26% | 35 | 15.71 |
| 1994 | 438 | −12% | 30 | 14.60 |
| 1993 | 500 | −12% | 35 | 14.29 |
| 1992 | 570 | +2.2% | 40 | 14.25 |
| 1991 | 558 | −0.4% | 39 | 14.31 |
| 1990 | 560 | +1.8% | 40 | 14.00 |
| 1989 | 550 | +1.9% | 37 | 14.86 |
| 1988 | 540 | +0.9% | 37 | 14.59 |
| 1987 | 535 | +0.9% | 37 | 14.46 |
| 1986 | 530 | −1.9% | 36 | 14.72 |
| 1985 | 540 | +1.9% | 36 | 15.00 |
| 1984 | 530 | +1.9% | 35 | 15.14 |
| 1983 | 520 | +2.0% | 34 | 15.29 |
| 1982 | 510 | +2.0% | 33 | 15.45 |
| 1981 | 500 | +2.0% | 33 | 15.15 |
| 1980 | 490 | +2.1% | 32 | 15.31 |
| 1979 | 480 | +2.1% | 31 | 15.48 |
| 1978 | 470 | +2.2% | 30 | 15.67 |
| 1977 | 460 | +2.2% | 30 | 15.33 |
| 1976 | 450 | +2.3% | 29 | 15.52 |
| 1975 | 440 | +2.3% | 29 | 15.17 |
| 1974 | 430 | +2.4% | 28 | 15.36 |
| 1973 | 420 | +2.4% | 27 | 15.56 |
| 1972 | 410 | +2.5% | 27 | 15.19 |
| 1971 | 400 | +2.6% | 26 | 15.38 |
| 1970 | 390 | +2.6% | 25 | 15.60 |
| 1969 | 380 | +2.7% | 25 | 15.20 |
| 1968 | 370 | +2.8% | 24 | 15.42 |
| 1967 | 360 | +2.9% | 23 | 15.65 |
| 1966 | 350 | +2.9% | 23 | 15.22 |
| 1965 | 340 | +3.0% | 22 | 15.45 |
| 1964 | 330 | +3.1% | 22 | 15.00 |
| 1963 | 320 | +3.2% | 21 | 15.24 |
| 1962 | 310 | +3.3% | 20 | 15.50 |
| 1961 | 300 | — | 20 | 15.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of melons in Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands produced 588 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Solomon Islands rank in the world for production of melons?
Solomon Islands ranked 85th of 98 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 46.8% of the world total.
How has the production of melons in Solomon Islands changed?
It fell by 3.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +7.3% for the world. The record was 700 t in 2001.
What is the yield of melons in Solomon Islands?
18.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (588 t from 32 ha), against a world average of 27.1 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Solomon Islands is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.

