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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.