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Per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3566 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3566
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
182nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5853
in 1978
All-time low
0.1811
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands, 1850–2024

0.20.30.40.50.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 0.3566 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 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1811, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2153 —
1851 0.2149 -0.2%
1852 0.2146 -0.2%
1853 0.2142 -0.2%
1854 0.2139 -0.2%
1855 0.2136 -0.1%
1856 0.2132 -0.1%
1857 0.213 -0.1%
1858 0.2127 -0.1%
1859 0.2124 -0.1%
1860 0.2122 -0.1%
1861 0.2114 -0.4%
1862 0.2106 -0.4%
1863 0.2099 -0.4%
1864 0.2091 -0.3%
1865 0.2084 -0.3%
1866 0.2077 -0.3%
1867 0.2071 -0.3%
1868 0.2064 -0.3%
1869 0.2058 -0.3%
1870 0.2052 -0.3%
1871 0.2045 -0.3%
1872 0.2039 -0.3%
1873 0.2034 -0.3%
1874 0.2028 -0.3%
1875 0.2023 -0.3%
1876 0.2017 -0.3%
1877 0.2012 -0.2%
1878 0.2008 -0.2%
1879 0.2003 -0.2%
1880 0.1999 -0.2%
1881 0.1977 -1.1%
1882 0.1977 +0.0%
1883 0.1978 +0.0%
1884 0.1979 +0.1%
1885 0.1981 +0.1%
1886 0.1983 +0.1%
1887 0.1986 +0.1%
1888 0.1989 +0.2%
1889 0.1993 +0.2%
1890 0.1997 +0.2%
1891 0.1981 -0.8%
1892 0.1966 -0.8%
1893 0.1951 -0.8%
1894 0.1936 -0.8%
1895 0.1921 -0.8%
1896 0.1908 -0.7%
1897 0.1896 -0.7%
1898 0.1883 -0.7%
1899 0.1871 -0.7%
1900 0.1859 -0.7%
1901 0.1844 -0.8%
1902 0.184 -0.2%
1903 0.1836 -0.2%
1904 0.1831 -0.2%
1905 0.1826 -0.3%
1906 0.1822 -0.3%
1907 0.1817 -0.3%
1908 0.1812 -0.3%
1909 0.1811 -0.1%
1910 0.1813 +0.1%
1911 0.1823 +0.5%
1912 0.1837 +0.7%
1913 0.1854 +0.9%
1914 0.1871 +0.9%
1915 0.1888 +0.9%
1916 0.1905 +0.9%
1917 0.1923 +0.9%
1918 0.194 +0.9%
1919 0.1975 +1.8%
1920 0.203 +2.8%
1921 0.2107 +3.8%
1922 0.22 +4.4%
1923 0.2326 +5.7%
1924 0.2459 +5.7%
1925 0.2599 +5.7%
1926 0.2736 +5.3%
1927 0.2893 +5.7%
1928 0.3058 +5.7%
1929 0.3191 +4.4%
1930 0.3311 +3.8%
1931 0.3415 +3.1%
1932 0.3466 +1.5%
1933 0.3488 +0.6%
1934 0.351 +0.6%
1935 0.3532 +0.6%
1936 0.3491 -1.2%
1937 0.3448 -1.2%
1938 0.3404 -1.3%
1939 0.3352 -1.5%
1940 0.3293 -1.8%
1941 0.3226 -2.0%
1942 0.3151 -2.3%
1943 0.3069 -2.6%
1944 0.2988 -2.6%
1945 0.2918 -2.3%
1946 0.286 -2.0%
1947 0.2769 -3.2%
1948 0.2684 -3.1%
1949 0.2601 -3.1%
1950 0.2446 -5.9%
1951 0.2421 -1.0%
1952 0.2398 -1.0%
1953 0.2372 -1.1%
1954 0.2346 -1.1%
1955 0.2323 -1.0%
1956 0.2297 -1.1%
1957 0.2271 -1.1%
1958 0.2243 -1.3%
1959 0.2214 -1.3%
1960 0.2191 -1.0%
1961 0.2767 +26.3%
1962 0.2818 +1.8%
1963 0.2977 +5.7%
1964 0.303 +1.8%
1965 0.3252 +7.3%
1966 0.3301 +1.5%
1967 0.3483 +5.5%
1968 0.395 +13.4%
1969 0.4208 +6.5%
1970 0.4264 +1.3%
1971 0.4644 +8.9%
1972 0.4604 -0.9%
1973 0.4742 +3.0%
1974 0.508 +7.1%
1975 0.5223 +2.8%
1976 0.551 +5.5%
1977 0.5698 +3.4%
1978 0.5853 +2.7%
1979 0.5659 -3.3%
1980 0.5837 +3.1%
1981 0.5817 -0.3%
1982 0.5537 -4.8%
1983 0.5255 -5.1%
1984 0.5123 -2.5%
1985 0.4998 -2.5%
1986 0.4798 -4.0%
1987 0.3907 -18.6%
1988 0.3826 -2.1%
1989 0.3781 -1.2%
1990 0.3963 +4.8%
1991 0.3971 +0.2%
1992 0.396 -0.3%
1993 0.3932 -0.7%
1994 0.3882 -1.3%
1995 0.3897 +0.4%
1996 0.3853 -1.1%
1997 0.3794 -1.5%
1998 0.3723 -1.9%
1999 0.3728 +0.1%
2000 0.3698 -0.8%
2001 0.3605 -2.5%
2002 0.3601 -0.1%
2003 0.3643 +1.2%
2004 0.371 +1.8%
2005 0.3763 +1.4%
2006 0.3812 +1.3%
2007 0.3844 +0.8%
2008 0.3912 +1.8%
2009 0.3906 -0.1%
2010 0.3906 -0.0%
2011 0.389 -0.4%
2012 0.3872 -0.5%
2013 0.3866 -0.1%
2014 0.3827 -1.0%
2015 0.3785 -1.1%
2016 0.3732 -1.4%
2017 0.3692 -1.1%
2018 0.3648 -1.2%
2019 0.3627 -0.6%
2020 0.3623 -0.1%
2021 0.361 -0.4%
2022 0.3598 -0.3%
2023 0.358 -0.5%
2024 0.3566 -0.4%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 0.3566 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 0.3566 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita methane 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.

YearChange FromTo
1961 +26.3% 0.2191 0.2767

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2138 0.2124 0.2153 10
1860s 0.2089 0.2058 0.2122 10
1870s 0.2026 0.2003 0.2052 10
1880s 0.1984 0.1977 0.1999 10
1890s 0.1931 0.1871 0.1997 10
1900s 0.183 0.1811 0.1859 10
1910s 0.1883 0.1813 0.1975 10
1920s 0.256 0.203 0.3191 10
1930s 0.3442 0.3311 0.3532 10
1940s 0.2956 0.2601 0.3293 10
1950s 0.2333 0.2214 0.2446 10
1960s 0.3198 0.2191 0.4208 10
1970s 0.5128 0.4264 0.5853 10
1980s 0.4888 0.3781 0.5837 10
1990s 0.387 0.3723 0.3971 10
2000s 0.3749 0.3601 0.3912 10
2010s 0.3784 0.3627 0.3906 10
2020s 0.3595 0.3566 0.3623 5

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 179 Afghanistan 0.3897 compare
  2. 180 Malawi 0.3867 compare
  3. 181 Papua New Guinea 0.3613 compare
  4. 183 Saint Lucia 0.3357 compare
  5. 184 Burundi 0.3349 compare
  6. 185 Rwanda 0.3331 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands?
Per capita methane emissions in Solomon Islands was 0.3566 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.5853 in 1978.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1811 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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