Palau vs Solomon Islands: Nitrous oxide emissions
Palau
30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Solomon Islands
34,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau rank
180th
Solomon Islands rank
179th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Palau
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 34,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Palau, a difference of 4,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Palau ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 179th of 201 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 23,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 28,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Palau or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 34,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Palau and Solomon Islands?
- 4,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Solomon Islands rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Palau ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 179th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.