Per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
182nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.5853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1909.
That places Solomon Islands 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 179 Afghanistan 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 180 Malawi 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 184 Burundi 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 Rwanda 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Solomon Islands?
- Per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands was 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1909.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Solomon Islands ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.