Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Solomon Islands

Employment in agriculture in the Solomon Islands in 2025 — 42.5%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.3 pp.

2025 42.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 34of 182
Period maximum 43.7%2021
Period minimum 31.9%1996

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Solomon Islands, 1991–20253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35.1%1992: 34%1993: 33.8%1994: 32.9%1995: 32%1996: 31.9%1997: 32.4%1998: 32.3%1999: 32.7%2000: 35.6%2001: 37%2002: 39.4%2003: 40.2%2004: 39.9%2005: 39.3%2006: 39.5%2007: 39.8%2008: 39.9%2009: 40.2%2010: 40%2011: 40.2%2012: 41%2013: 41.6%2014: 41.9%2015: 41.7%2016: 41.3%2017: 41.1%2018: 41%2019: 40.7%2020: 43.1%2021: 43.7%2022: 43.3%2023: 43%2024: 42.7%2025: 42.5%
Change over the period: +7.3 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 42.5%
World 25.8%
Melanesia computed 36.5%
Employment in agriculture — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.5 −0.3 pp
2024 42.7 −0.3 pp
2023 43 −0.3 pp
2022 43.3 −0.4 pp
2021 43.7 +0.6 pp
2020 43.1 +2.4 pp
2019 40.7 −0.3 pp
2018 41 −0.1 pp
2017 41.1 −0.2 pp
2016 41.3 −0.4 pp
2015 41.7 −0.2 pp
2014 41.9 +0.3 pp
2013 41.6 +0.6 pp
2012 41 +0.8 pp
2011 40.2 +0.2 pp
2010 40 −0.2 pp
2009 40.2 +0.4 pp
2008 39.9 +0 pp
2007 39.8 +0.4 pp
2006 39.5 +0.2 pp
2005 39.3 −0.7 pp
2004 39.9 −0.2 pp
2003 40.2 +0.8 pp
2002 39.4 +2.4 pp
2001 37 +1.4 pp
2000 35.6 +3 pp
1999 32.7 +0.4 pp
1998 32.3 −0.1 pp
1997 32.4 +0.5 pp
1996 31.9 −0.1 pp
1995 32 −0.9 pp
1994 32.9 −0.9 pp
1993 33.8 −0.2 pp
1992 34 −1.1 pp
1991 35.1

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.