Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 12.5 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
12.5 kilograms per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
178th
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.4 kilograms per person
in 2005
All-time low
12.5 kilograms per person
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Solomon Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 12.5 kilograms per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Solomon Islands peaked at 41.4 kilograms per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.5 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 178th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.17 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 29.26 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 28.39 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 27.56 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 26.76 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 25.99 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 25.25 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 24.54 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 23.86 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 23.23 kilograms per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 22.7 kilograms per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 22.26 kilograms per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 21.85 kilograms per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 21.45 kilograms per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 21.07 kilograms per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.4 kilograms per person | +96.5% |
| 2006 | 20.34 kilograms per person | -50.9% |
| 2007 | 39.99 kilograms per person | +96.6% |
| 2008 | 19.65 kilograms per person | -50.8% |
| 2009 | 19.3 kilograms per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.76 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 36.17 kilograms per person | +92.8% |
| 2012 | 34.87 kilograms per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 33.62 kilograms per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 16.21 kilograms per person | -51.8% |
| 2015 | 31.28 kilograms per person | +93.0% |
| 2016 | 30.19 kilograms per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 29.17 kilograms per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 28.2 kilograms per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 27.47 kilograms per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 26.86 kilograms per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.11 kilograms per person | -51.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 12.5 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 12.5 kilograms per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 197.65 kilograms per person, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 12.5 kilograms per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 171.85 kilograms per person, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +96.6% | 20.34 kilograms per person | 39.99 kilograms per person |
| 2005 | +96.5% | 21.07 kilograms per person | 41.4 kilograms per person |
| 2015 | +93.0% | 16.21 kilograms per person | 31.28 kilograms per person |
| 2011 | +92.8% | 18.76 kilograms per person | 36.17 kilograms per person |
| 2014 | -51.8% | 33.62 kilograms per person | 16.21 kilograms per person |
| 2021 | -51.2% | 26.86 kilograms per person | 13.11 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5 kilograms per person | 23.23 kilograms per person | 30.17 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 kilograms per person | 19.3 kilograms per person | 41.4 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.59 kilograms per person | 16.21 kilograms per person | 36.17 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.32 kilograms per person | 12.5 kilograms per person | 26.86 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 175 Malta 37.53 kilograms per person compare
- 176 Bahamas 25.03 kilograms per person compare
- 177 Bahrain 12.74 kilograms per person compare
- 179 Equatorial Guinea 5.41 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Singapore 1.73 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Andorra 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Cook Islands 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Liechtenstein 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Maldives 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Marshall Islands 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Nauru 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Niue 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Palau 0 kilograms per person
- 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Seychelles 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Tuvalu 0 kilograms per person
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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Solomon Islands?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Solomon Islands was 12.5 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4 kilograms per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Solomon Islands ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.