CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.3597 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3597 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
185th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6343 tonnes per person
in 2013
All-time low
0.0308 tonnes per person
in 1954
Years of data
73
1952–2024

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, 1952–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

In 2024, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.3597 tonnes per person.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.6343 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 tonnes per person, in 1954.

Solomon Islands ranks 185th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.0652 tonnes per person 0.0308 tonnes per person 0.09 tonnes per person 8
1960s 0.1454 tonnes per person 0.0787 tonnes per person 0.2177 tonnes per person 10
1970s 0.3202 tonnes per person 0.2282 tonnes per person 0.478 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0.5109 tonnes per person 0.4308 tonnes per person 0.5498 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0.4831 tonnes per person 0.4422 tonnes per person 0.5106 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.5727 tonnes per person 0.5157 tonnes per person 0.6223 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.5174 tonnes per person 0.4076 tonnes per person 0.6343 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.3695 tonnes per person 0.3522 tonnes per person 0.3937 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 182 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4643 tonnes per person compare
  2. 183 Benin 0.4194 tonnes per person compare
  3. 184 Kenya 0.3761 tonnes per person compare
  4. 186 Sudan 0.3527 tonnes per person compare
  5. 187 Cameroon 0.3307 tonnes per person compare
  6. 188 Togo 0.3276 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands?
Co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.3597 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.6343 tonnes per person in 2013.
What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 tonnes per person in 1954.
How does Solomon Islands rank for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Solomon Islands ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (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
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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