Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.3597 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Solomon Islands, 1952–2024
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
Solomon Islands recorded 0.3597 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.6343 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 tonnes per person, in 1954.
Solomon Islands ranks 185th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0652 tonnes per person | 0.0308 tonnes per person | 0.09 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1960s | 0.1454 tonnes per person | 0.0787 tonnes per person | 0.2177 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 0.2282 tonnes per person | 0.478 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5109 tonnes per person | 0.4308 tonnes per person | 0.5498 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4831 tonnes per person | 0.4422 tonnes per person | 0.5106 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5727 tonnes per person | 0.5157 tonnes per person | 0.6223 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5174 tonnes per person | 0.4076 tonnes per person | 0.6343 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3695 tonnes per person | 0.3522 tonnes per person | 0.3937 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Solomon Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 838,645 (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.4% (2025)
- Urban population 262,574 (2025)
- Urban population 31.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3597 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 11.61 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3597 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3597 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Solomon Islands?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Solomon Islands was 0.3597 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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6343 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 tonnes per person in 1954.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Solomon Islands ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.