Share of global CO₂ emissions in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of global CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Solomon Islands, 1952–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1954.
Solomon Islands ranks 190th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +173.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +34.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +25.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +72.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +35.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +173.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1979 | +72.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1981 | +35.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 188 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 189 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 193 Samoa 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Solomon Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 113.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 23.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0009 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions in Solomon Islands?
- Share of global co₂ emissions in Solomon Islands was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1954.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of global co₂ emissions?
- Solomon Islands ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.