Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group was 0.9791 kilograms in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Solomon Islands, 2009–2018
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.9791 kilograms for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6,900.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.9791 kilograms in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms, in 2009.
That places Solomon Islands 32nd out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 kilograms | — |
| 2011 | 0 kilograms | — |
| 2013 | 0 kilograms | — |
| 2014 | 0 kilograms | — |
| 2015 | 0.0413 kilograms | — |
| 2016 | 0.1005 kilograms | +143.5% |
| 2017 | 0.014 kilograms | -86.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9791 kilograms | +6900.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.9791 kilograms is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0288 kilograms, 34.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.9791 kilograms is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0543 kilograms, 18.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1621 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 0.9791 kilograms | 7 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Solomon Islands?
- Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Solomon Islands was 0.9791 kilograms in 2018, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9791 kilograms in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms in 2009.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Solomon Islands ranks 32nd out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.