Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, French Guiana or Solomon Islands?

French Guiana, at 6,503 tonnes against 5,643 tonnes in Solomon Islands as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between French Guiana and Solomon Islands?

860 tonnes, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Solomon Islands?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Guiana vs Solomon Islands: emissions of air pollutants

French Guiana

6,503 tonnes

in 2022

Solomon Islands

5,643 tonnes

in 2022

French Guiana rank

189th

Solomon Islands rank

191st

emissions of air pollutants over time

French Guiana
Solomon Islands

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 6,503 tonnes against 5,643 tonnes in Solomon Islands, a difference of 860 tonnes.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.2 times Solomon Islands's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

French Guiana ranks 189th and Solomon Islands ranks 191st of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 7 and Solomon Islands in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1750s	229.51 tonnes	337.16 tonnes	107.65 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1760s	256.64 tonnes	354.66 tonnes	98.02 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1770s	286.72 tonnes	373.03 tonnes	86.31 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1780s	319.99 tonnes	392.3 tonnes	72.31 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1790s	356.71 tonnes	412.5 tonnes	55.78 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1800s	397.13 tonnes	433.66 tonnes	36.52 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1810s	441.48 tonnes	456.39 tonnes	14.91 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1820s	489.95 tonnes	480.91 tonnes	9.04 tonnes	French Guiana
1830s	542.68 tonnes	506.6 tonnes	36.08 tonnes	French Guiana
1840s	599.76 tonnes	533.48 tonnes	66.28 tonnes	French Guiana
1850s	626.68 tonnes	645.97 tonnes	19.28 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1860s	838.98 tonnes	884.95 tonnes	45.97 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1870s	927.85 tonnes	1,165 tonnes	236.67 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1880s	983.79 tonnes	1,538 tonnes	554.6 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1890s	1,096 tonnes	1,903 tonnes	806.74 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1900s	971.62 tonnes	2,085 tonnes	1,113 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1910s	939.76 tonnes	2,350 tonnes	1,410 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1920s	942.2 tonnes	2,373 tonnes	1,430 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1930s	849.25 tonnes	2,232 tonnes	1,382 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1940s	896.95 tonnes	1,928 tonnes	1,031 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1950s	875.72 tonnes	1,444 tonnes	568.61 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1960s	464.1 tonnes	1,294 tonnes	830.4 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1970s	725.8 tonnes	1,910 tonnes	1,184 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1980s	1,889 tonnes	3,273 tonnes	1,384 tonnes	Solomon Islands
1990s	11,452 tonnes	6,408 tonnes	5,044 tonnes	French Guiana
2000s	7,771 tonnes	7,083 tonnes	688.28 tonnes	French Guiana
2010s	7,231 tonnes	6,652 tonnes	579.03 tonnes	French Guiana
2020s	6,387 tonnes	5,782 tonnes	604.41 tonnes	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, French Guiana or Solomon Islands?: French Guiana, at 6,503 tonnes against 5,643 tonnes in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between French Guiana and Solomon Islands?: 860 tonnes, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Solomon Islands?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do French Guiana and Solomon Islands rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: French Guiana ranks 189th and Solomon Islands ranks 191st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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