Per capita ghg emissions in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Per capita ghg emissions was 4.15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.15
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
118th
of 199 countries
All-time high
14.03
in 1959
All-time low
0.3595
in 1906
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Solomon Islands, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Solomon Islands is 4.15, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Solomon Islands peaked at 14.03 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.3595, in 1906.
Solomon Islands ranks 118th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.12 | — |
| 1851 | 2.09 | -33.0% |
| 1852 | 1.26 | -39.8% |
| 1853 | 1.86 | +47.3% |
| 1854 | 1.2 | -35.1% |
| 1855 | 1.78 | +47.6% |
| 1856 | 2.38 | +34.0% |
| 1857 | 2.09 | -12.2% |
| 1858 | 1.47 | -29.5% |
| 1859 | 1.1 | -25.4% |
| 1860 | 1.27 | +15.2% |
| 1861 | 1.74 | +37.4% |
| 1862 | 1.19 | -31.4% |
| 1863 | 1.09 | -9.1% |
| 1864 | 1.05 | -3.2% |
| 1865 | 1.37 | +30.4% |
| 1866 | 1.05 | -23.4% |
| 1867 | 0.9556 | -8.9% |
| 1868 | 1.36 | +42.6% |
| 1869 | 0.8662 | -36.4% |
| 1870 | 1.13 | +30.1% |
| 1871 | 1.1 | -2.0% |
| 1872 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 1.11 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.9851 | -10.5% |
| 1876 | 1.07 | +8.9% |
| 1877 | 0.925 | -13.8% |
| 1878 | 1.05 | +13.0% |
| 1879 | 1.17 | +12.0% |
| 1880 | 1.09 | -7.0% |
| 1881 | 0.8794 | -19.3% |
| 1882 | 0.9462 | +7.6% |
| 1883 | 1.08 | +13.7% |
| 1884 | 1.03 | -3.8% |
| 1885 | 1.22 | +17.8% |
| 1886 | 1.01 | -17.0% |
| 1887 | 0.8932 | -11.7% |
| 1888 | 0.8864 | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 1.03 | +16.0% |
| 1890 | 1.43 | +39.6% |
| 1891 | 1.29 | -10.1% |
| 1892 | 1.2 | -6.8% |
| 1893 | 1.48 | +23.3% |
| 1894 | 1.23 | -16.8% |
| 1895 | 1.38 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | 1.21 | -12.3% |
| 1897 | 1.26 | +4.2% |
| 1898 | 1.27 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 1.08 | -14.8% |
| 1900 | 0.6254 | -42.2% |
| 1901 | 0.8774 | +40.3% |
| 1902 | 0.8644 | -1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.9126 | +5.6% |
| 1904 | 0.9804 | +7.4% |
| 1905 | 0.9972 | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.3595 | -64.0% |
| 1907 | 1.21 | +235.5% |
| 1908 | 0.6562 | -45.6% |
| 1909 | 0.7192 | +9.6% |
| 1910 | 0.9793 | +36.2% |
| 1911 | 1.24 | +26.9% |
| 1912 | 1.22 | -2.0% |
| 1913 | 1.22 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.45 | +19.1% |
| 1915 | 1.35 | -7.5% |
| 1916 | 1.75 | +29.8% |
| 1917 | 1.38 | -21.3% |
| 1918 | 1.42 | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 1.71 | +20.2% |
| 1920 | 1.43 | -15.9% |
| 1921 | 1.34 | -6.4% |
| 1922 | 1.77 | +31.6% |
| 1923 | 1.85 | +4.5% |
| 1924 | 1.87 | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 2.13 | +13.5% |
| 1926 | 1.69 | -20.6% |
| 1927 | 3.83 | +126.7% |
| 1928 | 3.17 | -17.3% |
| 1929 | 3.15 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 3.3 | +5.1% |
| 1931 | 3.15 | -4.8% |
| 1932 | 3.48 | +10.5% |
| 1933 | 3.3 | -5.0% |
| 1934 | 2.77 | -16.3% |
| 1935 | 2.72 | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 2.86 | +5.4% |
| 1937 | 2.77 | -3.0% |
| 1938 | 2.8 | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 2.69 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 2.95 | +9.8% |
| 1941 | 2.45 | -17.2% |
| 1942 | 2.91 | +19.1% |
| 1943 | 3.26 | +11.9% |
| 1944 | 2.91 | -10.7% |
| 1945 | 2.92 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 4.22 | +44.5% |
| 1947 | 3.57 | -15.3% |
| 1948 | 3.02 | -15.5% |
| 1949 | 2.59 | -14.3% |
| 1950 | 3.59 | +38.8% |
| 1951 | 3.73 | +4.0% |
| 1952 | 4.59 | +23.0% |
| 1953 | 4.91 | +6.9% |
| 1954 | 6.23 | +26.9% |
| 1955 | 6.02 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 5.04 | -16.3% |
| 1957 | 7.51 | +49.2% |
| 1958 | 6.08 | -19.2% |
| 1959 | 14.03 | +130.9% |
| 1960 | 5.94 | -57.6% |
| 1961 | 3.95 | -33.5% |
| 1962 | 3.37 | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 2.99 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 2.63 | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 2.09 | -20.7% |
| 1966 | 1.9 | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 1.93 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2.08 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 2.2 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 2.66 | +20.8% |
| 1971 | 2.39 | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 2.35 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.41 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.5 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 2.25 | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 3.27 | +45.4% |
| 1977 | 3.72 | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 4.64 | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 3.34 | -27.9% |
| 1980 | 2.93 | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 5.53 | +88.7% |
| 1982 | 4.37 | -20.9% |
| 1983 | 5.32 | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 4.18 | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 5.28 | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 3.38 | -35.9% |
| 1987 | 4.42 | +30.8% |
| 1988 | 4.08 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 3.43 | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 3.74 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 4.24 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 4 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 3.98 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.94 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.5 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 3.43 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.67 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 3.93 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 3.22 | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 3.58 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 3.98 | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 4.53 | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 4.71 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.77 | +43.7% |
| 2005 | 7.15 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.57 | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 5.97 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 6.82 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 7.9 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 7.19 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 6.84 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.67 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 9.07 | +60.0% |
| 2014 | 6.84 | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 7.42 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 6.89 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 6.65 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.81 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 5.28 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 4.58 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.45 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.3 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 4.15 | -3.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 4.15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 4.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | +235.5% | 0.3595 | 1.21 |
| 1959 | +130.9% | 6.08 | 14.03 |
| 1927 | +126.7% | 1.69 | 3.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.84 | 1.1 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.19 | 0.8662 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.07 | 0.925 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 | 0.8794 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.28 | 1.08 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8198 | 0.3595 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.37 | 0.9793 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.22 | 1.34 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.98 | 2.69 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.08 | 2.45 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.17 | 3.59 | 14.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.91 | 1.9 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 | 2.25 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.29 | 2.93 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 | 3.22 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 | 3.58 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 | 5.28 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 | 4.15 | 4.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 115 Mauritius 4.28 compare
- 116 Dominican Republic 4.25 compare
- 117 Angola 4.21 compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 4.12 compare
- 120 Guinea-Bissau 3.7 compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 3.68 compare
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 per capita ghg emissions in Solomon Islands?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Solomon Islands was 4.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.03 in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3595 in 1906.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Solomon Islands ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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