Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Per capita methane emissions
Malawi
0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
180th
Solomon Islands rank
182nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Malawi ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 8 and Solomon Islands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1860s | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1870s | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1880s | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1890s | 0.1882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1900s | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1920s | 0.3281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0.3622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.3574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.2993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Malawi, at 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 182nd of 199 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 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.