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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 215.49 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
215.49 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
133rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
215.49 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
468,369 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Solomon Islands, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Solomon Islands stood at 215.49 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Solomon Islands peaked at 215.49 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 468,369 tonnes, in 1850.

That places Solomon Islands 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 468,369 tonnes —
1851 702,059 tonnes +49.9%
1852 826,049 tonnes +17.7%
1853 979,167 tonnes +18.5%
1854 1.07 million tonnes +9.2%
1855 1.20 million tonnes +12.3%
1856 1.45 million tonnes +20.5%
1857 1.62 million tonnes +11.9%
1858 1.73 million tonnes +6.7%
1859 1.80 million tonnes +4.1%
1860 1.87 million tonnes +4.1%
1861 1.98 million tonnes +6.0%
1862 2.04 million tonnes +3.1%
1863 2.09 million tonnes +2.4%
1864 2.14 million tonnes +2.1%
1865 2.21 million tonnes +3.4%
1866 2.25 million tonnes +1.9%
1867 2.29 million tonnes +1.5%
1868 2.36 million tonnes +3.1%
1869 2.38 million tonnes +1.0%
1870 2.43 million tonnes +2.1%
1871 2.48 million tonnes +1.9%
1872 2.53 million tonnes +1.9%
1873 2.58 million tonnes +1.9%
1874 2.62 million tonnes +1.8%
1875 2.66 million tonnes +1.4%
1876 2.70 million tonnes +1.7%
1877 2.73 million tonnes +1.1%
1878 2.77 million tonnes +1.5%
1879 2.83 million tonnes +2.0%
1880 2.88 million tonnes +1.7%
1881 2.91 million tonnes +0.9%
1882 2.94 million tonnes +1.2%
1883 2.99 million tonnes +1.7%
1884 3.04 million tonnes +1.5%
1885 3.10 million tonnes +2.2%
1886 3.15 million tonnes +1.4%
1887 3.18 million tonnes +1.0%
1888 3.21 million tonnes +0.9%
1889 3.25 million tonnes +1.5%
1890 3.35 million tonnes +2.9%
1891 3.43 million tonnes +2.4%
1892 3.50 million tonnes +2.0%
1893 3.60 million tonnes +3.0%
1894 3.68 million tonnes +2.1%
1895 3.78 million tonnes +2.6%
1896 3.85 million tonnes +2.0%
1897 3.94 million tonnes +2.2%
1898 4.02 million tonnes +2.2%
1899 4.09 million tonnes +1.6%
1900 4.09 million tonnes +0.1%
1901 4.13 million tonnes +0.9%
1902 4.17 million tonnes +0.9%
1903 4.21 million tonnes +1.1%
1904 4.26 million tonnes +1.3%
1905 4.32 million tonnes +1.4%
1906 4.29 million tonnes -0.7%
1907 4.38 million tonnes +2.1%
1908 4.39 million tonnes +0.3%
1909 4.42 million tonnes +0.5%
1910 4.52 million tonnes +2.3%
1911 4.67 million tonnes +3.4%
1912 4.83 million tonnes +3.4%
1913 5.01 million tonnes +3.7%
1914 5.22 million tonnes +4.2%
1915 5.43 million tonnes +4.0%
1916 5.69 million tonnes +4.8%
1917 5.91 million tonnes +3.9%
1918 6.12 million tonnes +3.6%
1919 6.39 million tonnes +4.4%
1920 6.61 million tonnes +3.4%
1921 6.81 million tonnes +3.0%
1922 7.06 million tonnes +3.6%
1923 7.30 million tonnes +3.5%
1924 7.54 million tonnes +3.3%
1925 7.80 million tonnes +3.4%
1926 8.00 million tonnes +2.6%
1927 8.75 million tonnes +9.3%
1928 9.18 million tonnes +5.0%
1929 9.55 million tonnes +4.0%
1930 9.91 million tonnes +3.8%
1931 10.42 million tonnes +5.2%
1932 10.82 million tonnes +3.9%
1933 11.17 million tonnes +3.2%
1934 11.46 million tonnes +2.6%
1935 11.74 million tonnes +2.4%
1936 12.02 million tonnes +2.4%
1937 12.32 million tonnes +2.5%
1938 12.61 million tonnes +2.3%
1939 12.89 million tonnes +2.2%
1940 13.26 million tonnes +2.9%
1941 13.54 million tonnes +2.1%
1942 13.87 million tonnes +2.4%
1943 14.31 million tonnes +3.2%
1944 14.67 million tonnes +2.5%
1945 15.03 million tonnes +2.4%
1946 15.84 million tonnes +5.4%
1947 16.37 million tonnes +3.4%
1948 16.80 million tonnes +2.6%
1949 17.17 million tonnes +2.2%
1950 17.76 million tonnes +3.4%
1951 18.44 million tonnes +3.8%
1952 19.47 million tonnes +5.6%
1953 20.53 million tonnes +5.4%
1954 22.05 million tonnes +7.4%
1955 23.32 million tonnes +5.7%
1956 24.57 million tonnes +5.4%
1957 26.48 million tonnes +7.8%
1958 28.01 million tonnes +5.8%
1959 31.59 million tonnes +12.8%
1960 33.14 million tonnes +4.9%
1961 34.10 million tonnes +2.9%
1962 34.84 million tonnes +2.2%
1963 35.45 million tonnes +1.7%
1964 35.96 million tonnes +1.5%
1965 36.35 million tonnes +1.1%
1966 36.71 million tonnes +1.0%
1967 37.07 million tonnes +1.0%
1968 37.46 million tonnes +1.1%
1969 37.94 million tonnes +1.3%
1970 38.51 million tonnes +1.5%
1971 39.04 million tonnes +1.4%
1972 39.57 million tonnes +1.4%
1973 40.13 million tonnes +1.4%
1974 40.71 million tonnes +1.5%
1975 41.22 million tonnes +1.3%
1976 42.15 million tonnes +2.3%
1977 43.24 million tonnes +2.6%
1978 44.80 million tonnes +3.6%
1979 45.74 million tonnes +2.1%
1980 46.51 million tonnes +1.7%
1981 48.54 million tonnes +4.4%
1982 50.18 million tonnes +3.4%
1983 52.25 million tonnes +4.1%
1984 53.66 million tonnes +2.7%
1985 55.72 million tonnes +3.8%
1986 56.89 million tonnes +2.1%
1987 58.71 million tonnes +3.2%
1988 60.29 million tonnes +2.7%
1989 61.41 million tonnes +1.9%
1990 62.86 million tonnes +2.4%
1991 64.72 million tonnes +3.0%
1992 66.58 million tonnes +2.9%
1993 68.41 million tonnes +2.8%
1994 70.29 million tonnes +2.7%
1995 71.88 million tonnes +2.3%
1996 73.51 million tonnes +2.3%
1997 75.38 million tonnes +2.5%
1998 77.54 million tonnes +2.9%
1999 79.16 million tonnes +2.1%
2000 81.12 million tonnes +2.5%
2001 83.52 million tonnes +3.0%
2002 86.47 million tonnes +3.5%
2003 89.60 million tonnes +3.6%
2004 94.78 million tonnes +5.8%
2005 100.45 million tonnes +6.0%
2006 104.36 million tonnes +3.9%
2007 108.81 million tonnes +4.3%
2008 114.24 million tonnes +5.0%
2009 120.62 million tonnes +5.6%
2010 126.64 million tonnes +5.0%
2011 132.09 million tonnes +4.3%
2012 136.66 million tonnes +3.5%
2013 145.84 million tonnes +6.7%
2014 152.56 million tonnes +4.6%
2015 160.73 million tonnes +5.4%
2016 168.19 million tonnes +4.6%
2017 175.93 million tonnes +4.6%
2018 182.51 million tonnes +3.7%
2019 188.56 million tonnes +3.3%
2020 194.15 million tonnes +3.0%
2021 199.50 million tonnes +2.8%
2022 204.90 million tonnes +2.7%
2023 210.24 million tonnes +2.6%
2024 215.49 million tonnes +2.5%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 215.49 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.89 billion tonnes, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 215.49 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 billion tonnes, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +49.9% 468,369 tonnes 702,059 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 1.18 million tonnes 468,369 tonnes 1.80 million tonnes 10
1860s 2.16 million tonnes 1.87 million tonnes 2.38 million tonnes 10
1870s 2.63 million tonnes 2.43 million tonnes 2.83 million tonnes 10
1880s 3.06 million tonnes 2.88 million tonnes 3.25 million tonnes 10
1890s 3.72 million tonnes 3.35 million tonnes 4.09 million tonnes 10
1900s 4.27 million tonnes 4.09 million tonnes 4.42 million tonnes 10
1910s 5.38 million tonnes 4.52 million tonnes 6.39 million tonnes 10
1920s 7.86 million tonnes 6.61 million tonnes 9.55 million tonnes 10
1930s 11.54 million tonnes 9.91 million tonnes 12.89 million tonnes 10
1940s 15.08 million tonnes 13.26 million tonnes 17.17 million tonnes 10
1950s 23.22 million tonnes 17.76 million tonnes 31.59 million tonnes 10
1960s 35.90 million tonnes 33.14 million tonnes 37.94 million tonnes 10
1970s 41.51 million tonnes 38.51 million tonnes 45.74 million tonnes 10
1980s 54.42 million tonnes 46.51 million tonnes 61.41 million tonnes 10
1990s 71.03 million tonnes 62.86 million tonnes 79.16 million tonnes 10
2000s 98.40 million tonnes 81.12 million tonnes 120.62 million tonnes 10
2010s 156.97 million tonnes 126.64 million tonnes 188.56 million tonnes 10
2020s 204.86 million tonnes 194.15 million tonnes 215.49 million tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Solomon Islands?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Solomon Islands was 215.49 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 215.49 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 468,369 tonnes in 1850.
How does Solomon Islands rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Solomon Islands ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.