Waste — Emissions Share in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Waste — Emissions Share was 17.67 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Solomon Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Solomon Islands stood at 17.67 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Solomon Islands peaked at 17.67 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.39 %, in 1992.
Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.56 % | — |
| 1991 | 11.69 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 11.39 % | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 11.66 % | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 12.25 % | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 13.33 % | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 13.72 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 13.91 % | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 13.5 % | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 13.17 % | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 13.49 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.71 % | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.89 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.33 % | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.48 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5 % | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 15.06 % | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 14.11 % | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 15 % | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 15.67 % | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.02 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 15.48 % | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 16.05 % | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 15.88 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.71 % | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 16.94 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.93 % | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 15.33 % | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.89 % | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 16.8 % | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 16.92 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.59 % | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.67 % | +0.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 17.67 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.82 %, 3.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 17.67 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4 %, 3.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.62 % | 11.39 % | 13.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.32 % | 13.49 % | 15.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 % | 13.89 % | 16.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.44 % | 16.92 % | 17.67 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.64 % compare
- 8 China, Macao SAR 19.61 % compare
- 9 Malta 18.52 % compare
- 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
- 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare
- 13 Albania 15.63 % 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 waste — emissions share in Solomon Islands?
- Waste — emissions share in Solomon Islands was 17.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.67 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.39 % in 1992.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for waste — emissions share?
- Solomon Islands ranks 10th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.