Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 208.67 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Solomon Islands, 1952–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Solomon Islands stood at 208.67 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Solomon Islands peaked at 208.67 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million tonnes, in 1952.
Solomon Islands ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1.04 million tonnes | — |
| 1953 | 2.10 million tonnes | +102.5% |
| 1954 | 3.63 million tonnes | +73.0% |
| 1955 | 4.90 million tonnes | +35.1% |
| 1956 | 6.16 million tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1957 | 8.08 million tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1958 | 9.63 million tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1959 | 13.22 million tonnes | +37.2% |
| 1960 | 14.78 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1961 | 15.75 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 16.51 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 17.13 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 17.67 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 18.08 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 18.46 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 18.85 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 19.29 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 19.80 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 20.41 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 20.99 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 21.58 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 22.20 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 22.84 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 23.42 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 24.41 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 25.58 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 27.20 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 28.24 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 29.12 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 31.29 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 33.04 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 35.26 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 36.82 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 39.02 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 40.35 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 42.33 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 44.06 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 45.35 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 46.94 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 48.95 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 50.98 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 52.98 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 55.04 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 56.82 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 58.65 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 60.72 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 63.10 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 64.94 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 67.13 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 69.76 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 72.96 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 76.34 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 81.80 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 87.75 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 91.96 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 96.71 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 102.44 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 109.15 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 115.50 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 121.30 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 126.21 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 135.77 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 142.82 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 151.29 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 159.04 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 167.07 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 173.95 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 180.29 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 186.18 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 191.81 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 197.50 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 203.12 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 208.67 million tonnes | +2.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 208.67 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.88 billion tonnes, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 208.67 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.16 billion tonnes, 10% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +102.5% | 1.04 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes |
| 1954 | +73.0% | 2.10 million tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes |
| 1959 | +37.2% | 9.63 million tonnes | 13.22 million tonnes |
| 1955 | +35.1% | 3.63 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes |
| 1957 | +31.2% | 6.16 million tonnes | 8.08 million tonnes |
| 1956 | +25.7% | 4.90 million tonnes | 6.16 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.09 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 13.22 million tonnes | 8 |
| 1960s | 17.63 million tonnes | 14.78 million tonnes | 19.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.69 million tonnes | 20.41 million tonnes | 28.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.66 million tonnes | 29.12 million tonnes | 45.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.91 million tonnes | 46.94 million tonnes | 64.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.60 million tonnes | 67.13 million tonnes | 109.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.33 million tonnes | 115.50 million tonnes | 180.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.45 million tonnes | 186.18 million tonnes | 208.67 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Solomon Islands?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Solomon Islands was 208.67 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 208.67 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million tonnes in 1952.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Solomon Islands ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.