Eritrea vs Solomon Islands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Eritrea
0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
176th
Solomon Islands rank
175th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Eritrea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 176th and Solomon Islands ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 12 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 0.0986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 0.2438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.3037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.4178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.4394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.4313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.4222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.6929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.6068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.6112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Eritrea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Eritrea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Eritrea ranks 176th and Solomon Islands ranks 175th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.