Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Methane emissions
Samoa
160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Solomon Islands
292,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa rank
174th
Solomon Islands rank
171st
Methane emissions over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 292,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 131,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.8 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 174th and Solomon Islands ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1860s | 12,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1870s | 14,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1880s | 16,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1890s | 19,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1900s | 18,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | 17,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | 23,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 32,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 55,755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 71,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 90,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 130,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 153,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2000s | 169,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 185,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 153,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 292,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 131,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for methane emissions?
- Samoa ranks 174th and Solomon Islands ranks 171st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.