Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 6.41 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.41 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
26.26 tonnes per person
in 1959
All-time low
-0.2196 tonnes per person
in 1906
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Solomon Islands, 1850–2024
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, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 6.41 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 26.26 tonnes per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, -0.2196 tonnes per person, in 1906.
That places Solomon Islands 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 5.95 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -50.6% |
| 1852 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -47.5% |
| 1853 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1854 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -41.9% |
| 1855 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +44.7% |
| 1856 | 2.93 tonnes per person | +85.2% |
| 1857 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 1858 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -37.9% |
| 1859 | 0.82 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8479 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1861 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +48.9% |
| 1862 | 0.6797 tonnes per person | -46.2% |
| 1863 | 0.5451 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1864 | 0.4915 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1865 | 0.7954 tonnes per person | +61.8% |
| 1866 | 0.462 tonnes per person | -41.9% |
| 1867 | 0.3583 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1868 | 0.7577 tonnes per person | +111.5% |
| 1869 | 0.2544 tonnes per person | -66.4% |
| 1870 | 0.5083 tonnes per person | +99.8% |
| 1871 | 0.4799 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1872 | 0.473 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1873 | 0.4798 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 0.465 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1875 | 0.3463 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1876 | 0.4316 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1877 | 0.2812 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 1878 | 0.3997 tonnes per person | +42.1% |
| 1879 | 0.5243 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 1880 | 0.4539 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1881 | 0.2481 tonnes per person | -45.3% |
| 1882 | 0.3151 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 1883 | 0.4441 tonnes per person | +41.0% |
| 1884 | 0.4024 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1885 | 0.5864 tonnes per person | +45.7% |
| 1886 | 0.3796 tonnes per person | -35.3% |
| 1887 | 0.2614 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 1888 | 0.2549 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1889 | 0.3972 tonnes per person | +55.8% |
| 1890 | 0.7966 tonnes per person | +100.5% |
| 1891 | 0.6542 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1892 | 0.5704 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1893 | 0.8552 tonnes per person | +49.9% |
| 1894 | 0.611 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1895 | 0.7602 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1896 | 0.5954 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1897 | 0.6515 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1898 | 0.6669 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 0.4843 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -94.2% |
| 1901 | 0.2826 tonnes per person | +906.1% |
| 1902 | 0.2721 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1903 | 0.3232 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1904 | 0.3943 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1905 | 0.4145 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1906 | -0.2196 tonnes per person | -153.0% |
| 1907 | 0.6306 tonnes per person | -387.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | -86.5% |
| 1909 | 0.1519 tonnes per person | +78.5% |
| 1910 | 0.6909 tonnes per person | +354.8% |
| 1911 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +51.6% |
| 1912 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1913 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1914 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1915 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1916 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1917 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1918 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1920 | 1.52 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1921 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1922 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1923 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1924 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1926 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1927 | 6.97 tonnes per person | +288.3% |
| 1928 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -38.7% |
| 1929 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1930 | 3.77 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 5.5 tonnes per person | +45.8% |
| 1932 | 4.34 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1933 | 3.78 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1934 | 3.09 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1935 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1936 | 3.08 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 3.22 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1938 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1939 | 2.96 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1940 | 3.91 tonnes per person | +32.1% |
| 1941 | 3 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1942 | 3.41 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1943 | 4.58 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1944 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1945 | 3.6 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 8.11 tonnes per person | +125.0% |
| 1947 | 5.25 tonnes per person | -35.3% |
| 1948 | 4.19 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1949 | 3.6 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1950 | 5.4 tonnes per person | +50.0% |
| 1951 | 6.1 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1952 | 9.09 tonnes per person | +49.0% |
| 1953 | 9.1 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 12.83 tonnes per person | +40.9% |
| 1955 | 10.33 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1956 | 9.98 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 14.84 tonnes per person | +48.8% |
| 1958 | 11.6 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 1959 | 26.26 tonnes per person | +126.4% |
| 1960 | 11.12 tonnes per person | -57.7% |
| 1961 | 6.68 tonnes per person | -39.9% |
| 1962 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1963 | 4.06 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1964 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1965 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1966 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 2.18 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 2.76 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 3.23 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 2.96 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +74.6% |
| 1977 | 5.07 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 7.04 tonnes per person | +38.9% |
| 1979 | 4.06 tonnes per person | -42.3% |
| 1980 | 3.24 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1981 | 8.26 tonnes per person | +154.8% |
| 1982 | 6.4 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1983 | 7.84 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 5.18 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1985 | 7.29 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 1986 | 4.01 tonnes per person | -45.0% |
| 1987 | 6.04 tonnes per person | +50.5% |
| 1988 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 1990 | 4.36 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 5.44 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 5.01 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.15 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 4.1 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.6 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 5.15 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 3.77 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 4.46 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 5.34 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 6.45 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 6.7 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 10.91 tonnes per person | +62.8% |
| 2005 | 11.74 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 7.95 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 10.66 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 12.31 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 11.3 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 9.86 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 7.96 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 15.44 tonnes per person | +94.0% |
| 2014 | 10.89 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 12.78 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 11.26 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 11.29 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.29 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 8.31 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 7.51 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 7.01 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 6.91 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.67 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 6.41 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 6.41 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 20.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 6.41 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 17.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | +906.1% | 0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.2826 tonnes per person |
| 1907 | +387.2% | -0.2196 tonnes per person | 0.6306 tonnes per person |
| 1910 | +354.8% | 0.1519 tonnes per person | 0.6909 tonnes per person |
| 1927 | +288.3% | 1.8 tonnes per person | 6.97 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 0.82 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6455 tonnes per person | 0.2544 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4389 tonnes per person | 0.2812 tonnes per person | 0.5243 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3743 tonnes per person | 0.2481 tonnes per person | 0.5864 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6646 tonnes per person | 0.4843 tonnes per person | 0.8552 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2363 tonnes per person | -0.2196 tonnes per person | 0.6306 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.34 tonnes per person | 0.6909 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 6.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.58 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | 5.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.33 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 8.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.55 tonnes per person | 5.4 tonnes per person | 26.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.23 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 11.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 7.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.68 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.69 tonnes per person | 3.77 tonnes per person | 5.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.54 tonnes per person | 4.46 tonnes per person | 12.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.84 tonnes per person | 7.96 tonnes per person | 15.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 7.51 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Solomon Islands
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- 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Solomon Islands was 6.41 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.26 tonnes per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2196 tonnes per person in 1906.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.