Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 80.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Solomon Islands, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 80.6% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Solomon Islands peaked at 94.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2012.
That places Solomon Islands 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.7% | — |
| 1991 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 80.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 80.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.2% | 92.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 86.7% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 75.2% | 93.3% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Solomon Islands?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Solomon Islands was 80.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2012.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Solomon Islands ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.