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
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.
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
- 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 compare
- 181 Cook Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Maldives 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Nauru 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Niue 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Palau 0 kilograms per person compare
- 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 compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5032 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3882 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2159 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4206 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 164.87 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6447 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
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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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.