emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0072 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.0072 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0196 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Solomon Islands ranks 198th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +55.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0072 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0072 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 26% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +55.7% | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +38.4% | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | +29.1% | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.0072 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0196 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 198th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.