Human caused air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Human caused air pollution exposure was 5.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.49
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
181st
of 240 countries
All-time high
6.87
in 2015
All-time low
1.81
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 5.49 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.87 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 1999.
That places Solomon Islands 181st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.01 | — |
| 1999 | 1.81 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 3.01 | +66.3% |
| 2001 | 3.83 | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.82 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.75 | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 5.15 | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 5.47 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 4 | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 5.14 | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 5.02 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.68 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 4.95 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 6.38 | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 6.34 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.87 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 5.59 | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 6.55 | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 5.57 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 5.49 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.04 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.06 | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 5.51 | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 6.32 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 5.49 | -13.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 5.49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 5.49 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 | 1.81 | 2.01 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.32 | 3.01 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 4.68 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 | 4.06 | 6.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0032 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0966 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands was 5.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.87 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 1999.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Solomon Islands ranks 181st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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