Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Per capita methane emissions

Papua New Guinea
0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
Solomon Islands rank
182nd

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Solomon Islands ranks 182nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 15 and Solomon Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1850s 0.6232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1860s 0.7181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1870s 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1880s 0.938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1890s 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1900s 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1910s 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1920s 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1930s 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1940s 0.7154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1950s 0.4139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1960s 0.3506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Solomon Islands
1980s 0.3661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Solomon Islands
1990s 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.5162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Solomon Islands
2020s 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.3613 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 Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st 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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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