Iceland vs Solomon Islands: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Iceland
5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Solomon Islands
3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland rank
161st
Solomon Islands rank
164th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Iceland
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Solomon Islands, a difference of 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 771,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 620,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1860s | 564,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 454,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1870s | 440,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1880s | 372,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1890s | 303,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1900s | 225,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1930s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1940s | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1950s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 768,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1960s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 441,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 600,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1980s | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2010s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 652,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Iceland or Solomon Islands?
- Iceland, at 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Iceland and Solomon Islands?
- 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Solomon Islands rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Iceland ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 164th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.