How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.74 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
80th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.96 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.1894 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands stood at 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1894 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Solomon Islands 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1894 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.2608 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2644 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2644 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2644 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3037 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4827 metric tons per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6075 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5689 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.703 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6052 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9391 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8168 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1979 | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1984 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1987 | 1.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1988 | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 2.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1992 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 1.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1996 | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 2.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.95 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6995 metric tons per square kilometre | -64.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8772 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9381 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2015 | 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.72 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 2.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2021 | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2487 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1894 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2644 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.7336 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3037 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6995 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 77 Estonia 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 78 Fiji 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 79 Palau 1.77 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 81 Tonga 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 82 Guinea 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 83 Lithuania 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 metric tons per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1894 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Solomon Islands ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.