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Share global methane emissions in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Share global methane emissions was 0.003 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.003
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
171st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.003
in 2024
All-time low
0.0006
in 1960
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Solomon Islands, 1850–2024

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0030.003185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 0.003 for share global methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.003 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0006, in 1960.

That places Solomon Islands 171st out of 201 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.

Share global methane emissions in Solomon Islands, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0014 —
1851 0.0014 +0.5%
1852 0.0014 +0.3%
1853 0.0014 +0.3%
1854 0.0014 -0.1%
1855 0.0014 +0.4%
1856 0.0014 +0.2%
1857 0.0014 +0.4%
1858 0.0014 +0.5%
1859 0.0014 +0.2%
1860 0.0014 +0.1%
1861 0.0014 +0.0%
1862 0.0014 +0.2%
1863 0.0014 -0.2%
1864 0.0014 -0.1%
1865 0.0014 -0.0%
1866 0.0014 -0.0%
1867 0.0014 +0.1%
1868 0.0014 +0.2%
1869 0.0014 -0.0%
1870 0.0014 +0.2%
1871 0.0014 -0.2%
1872 0.0014 -0.6%
1873 0.0014 -0.3%
1874 0.0014 +0.4%
1875 0.0014 -0.3%
1876 0.0014 +0.0%
1877 0.0014 -0.0%
1878 0.0014 +0.1%
1879 0.0014 -0.2%
1880 0.0014 -0.6%
1881 0.0014 -1.2%
1882 0.0014 -0.1%
1883 0.0014 -0.2%
1884 0.0014 +0.3%
1885 0.0014 +0.3%
1886 0.0014 +0.3%
1887 0.0014 +0.0%
1888 0.0014 -0.3%
1889 0.0014 +0.4%
1890 0.0014 -0.3%
1891 0.0014 -0.8%
1892 0.0014 -0.5%
1893 0.0014 -0.2%
1894 0.0014 -0.8%
1895 0.0013 -1.0%
1896 0.0013 -0.5%
1897 0.0013 -0.8%
1898 0.0013 -0.8%
1899 0.0013 -1.2%
1900 0.0013 -1.0%
1901 0.0013 -0.8%
1902 0.0013 -0.1%
1903 0.0013 -0.9%
1904 0.0013 -0.0%
1905 0.0013 -0.5%
1906 0.0013 -0.8%
1907 0.0012 -1.6%
1908 0.0012 +0.7%
1909 0.0012 -0.6%
1910 0.0012 -0.5%
1911 0.0012 -0.0%
1912 0.0012 -0.1%
1913 0.0012 -0.9%
1914 0.0012 +2.0%
1915 0.0012 +0.5%
1916 0.0012 -0.9%
1917 0.0012 -0.4%
1918 0.0012 +1.2%
1919 0.0013 +2.2%
1920 0.0012 -1.8%
1921 0.0013 +2.7%
1922 0.0013 -1.4%
1923 0.0012 -2.4%
1924 0.0012 -0.3%
1925 0.0012 -0.1%
1926 0.0012 +0.1%
1927 0.0012 -2.0%
1928 0.0012 +0.1%
1929 0.0012 -1.7%
1930 0.0012 +0.7%
1931 0.0012 +1.6%
1932 0.0012 +0.7%
1933 0.0012 -0.9%
1934 0.0012 -1.6%
1935 0.0012 -1.0%
1936 0.0011 -3.8%
1937 0.0011 -3.2%
1938 0.0011 -1.5%
1939 0.001 -3.1%
1940 0.001 -3.4%
1941 0.001 -3.0%
1942 0.001 -2.6%
1943 0.0009 -3.4%
1944 0.0009 -2.9%
1945 0.0009 -0.3%
1946 0.0009 -3.7%
1947 0.0008 -5.1%
1948 0.0008 -3.4%
1949 0.0008 -3.1%
1950 0.0007 -3.9%
1951 0.0007 -2.2%
1952 0.0007 -0.9%
1953 0.0007 -1.2%
1954 0.0007 -1.3%
1955 0.0007 -3.2%
1956 0.0007 -1.7%
1957 0.0007 -1.6%
1958 0.0006 -0.7%
1959 0.0006 -2.9%
1960 0.0006 -1.5%
1961 0.0008 +29.5%
1962 0.0008 +2.5%
1963 0.0009 +5.7%
1964 0.0009 +2.1%
1965 0.001 +7.3%
1966 0.001 +0.1%
1967 0.001 +6.9%
1968 0.0012 +14.8%
1969 0.0012 +6.0%
1970 0.0013 +1.1%
1971 0.0014 +11.3%
1972 0.0014 -0.6%
1973 0.0014 +3.1%
1974 0.0016 +10.0%
1975 0.0016 +4.5%
1976 0.0018 +7.5%
1977 0.0019 +5.8%
1978 0.002 +6.0%
1979 0.0019 -2.4%
1980 0.0021 +7.4%
1981 0.0022 +5.8%
1982 0.0021 -2.8%
1983 0.0021 -2.0%
1984 0.0021 -0.4%
1985 0.0021 -0.6%
1986 0.002 -2.2%
1987 0.0017 -17.5%
1988 0.0017 -0.5%
1989 0.0017 -0.3%
1990 0.0018 +7.3%
1991 0.0019 +4.1%
1992 0.0019 +2.7%
1993 0.0019 +2.4%
1994 0.002 +0.5%
1995 0.002 +2.0%
1996 0.002 +0.6%
1997 0.002 +1.7%
1998 0.0021 +1.7%
1999 0.0021 +2.6%
2000 0.0021 +0.1%
2001 0.0021 -0.5%
2002 0.0022 +2.3%
2003 0.0022 +0.6%
2004 0.0022 +1.8%
2005 0.0023 +1.7%
2006 0.0023 +1.4%
2007 0.0023 +1.9%
2008 0.0024 +2.6%
2009 0.0025 +2.3%
2010 0.0025 +1.2%
2011 0.0025 +0.4%
2012 0.0026 +2.4%
2013 0.0027 +4.1%
2014 0.0027 +1.7%
2015 0.0028 +2.3%
2016 0.0028 +1.7%
2017 0.0028 +0.7%
2018 0.0028 +0.6%
2019 0.0029 +1.3%
2020 0.003 +3.2%
2021 0.003 -0.0%
2022 0.003 +0.0%
2023 0.003 +0.4%
2024 0.003 +1.1%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 0.003 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 0.003 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0554, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global 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 +29.5% 0.0006 0.0008

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0014 0.0014 0.0014 10
1860s 0.0014 0.0014 0.0014 10
1870s 0.0014 0.0014 0.0014 10
1880s 0.0014 0.0014 0.0014 10
1890s 0.0014 0.0013 0.0014 10
1900s 0.0013 0.0012 0.0013 10
1910s 0.0012 0.0012 0.0013 10
1920s 0.0012 0.0012 0.0013 10
1930s 0.0012 0.001 0.0012 10
1940s 0.0009 0.0008 0.001 10
1950s 0.0007 0.0006 0.0007 10
1960s 0.0009 0.0006 0.0012 10
1970s 0.0016 0.0013 0.002 10
1980s 0.002 0.0017 0.0022 10
1990s 0.002 0.0018 0.0021 10
2000s 0.0023 0.0021 0.0025 10
2010s 0.0027 0.0025 0.0029 10
2020s 0.003 0.003 0.003 5

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 168 Comoros 0.0041 compare
  2. 169 Vanuatu 0.0036 compare
  3. 170 Bahamas 0.0035 compare
  4. 172 Samoa 0.0017 compare
  5. 173 Malta 0.0017 compare
  6. 174 Maldives 0.0017 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Solomon Islands?
Share global methane emissions in Solomon Islands was 0.003 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.003 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 in 1960.
How does Solomon Islands rank for share global methane emissions?
Solomon Islands ranks 171st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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