Waste — Emissions Share in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Waste — Emissions Share was 17.67 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.67 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 208 countries
All-time high
17.67 %
in 2023
All-time low
11.39 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Solomon Islands, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 11.6 %1991: 11.7 %1992: 11.4 %1993: 11.7 %1994: 12.2 %1995: 13.3 %1996: 13.7 %1997: 13.9 %1998: 13.5 %1999: 13.2 %2000: 13.5 %2001: 13.7 %2002: 13.9 %2003: 14.3 %2004: 14.5 %2005: 13.5 %2006: 15.1 %2007: 14.1 %2008: 15 %2009: 15.7 %2010: 16 %2011: 15.5 %2012: 16.1 %2013: 15.9 %2014: 16.7 %2015: 16.9 %2016: 14.9 %2017: 15.3 %2018: 13.9 %2019: 16.8 %2020: 16.9 %2021: 17.6 %2022: 17.6 %2023: 17.7 %

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 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.64 % compare
  2. 8 China, Macao SAR 19.61 % compare
  3. 9 Malta 18.52 % compare
  4. 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
  5. 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare
  6. 13 Albania 15.63 % compare

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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 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.