Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
164th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2013
All-time low
0.0%
in 1906
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Solomon Islands, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1906.
That places Solomon Islands 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -34.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -40.7% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +47.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -35.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +47.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +34.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -29.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -25.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +42.0% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -29.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +33.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -23.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +43.8% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -36.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +18.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +33.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -42.6% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +38.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -64.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +225.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -44.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +37.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +26.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +23.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +26.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -22.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -24.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -24.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +108.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -19.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +19.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +41.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +31.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +24.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +25.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +48.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -18.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +125.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -55.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -32.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -20.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +45.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +100.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +23.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -34.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +34.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +45.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +66.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas 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 | +225.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1959 | +125.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 global greenhouse gas emissions in Solomon Islands?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Solomon Islands was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1906.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Solomon Islands ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.