Kiribati vs Solomon Islands: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kiribati
0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
195th
Solomon Islands rank
198th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 195th and Solomon Islands ranks 198th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 8 and Solomon Islands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 0.024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1940s | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kiribati or Solomon Islands?
- Kiribati, at 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 195th and Solomon Islands ranks 198th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.