Emissions of air pollutants in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Emissions of air pollutants was 1,764 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,764 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
198th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,765 tonnes
in 2004
All-time low
1.99 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Solomon Islands, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Solomon Islands is 1,764 tonnes, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Solomon Islands peaked at 2,765 tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.99 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Solomon Islands 198th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1.99 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 2.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 2.02 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 2.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 2.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 2.05 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 2.06 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 2.07 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 2.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 2.09 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 2.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 2.12 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 2.13 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 2.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 2.15 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 2.16 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 2.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 2.18 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 2.19 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 2.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 2.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 2.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 2.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 2.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 2.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 2.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 2.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 2.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 2.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 2.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 2.33 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 2.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 2.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 2.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 2.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 2.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 2.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 2.42 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 2.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 2.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 2.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 2.47 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 2.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 2.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 2.5 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 2.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 2.53 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 2.54 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 2.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 2.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 2.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 2.6 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 2.62 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 2.64 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 2.66 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 2.68 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 2.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 2.72 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 2.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 2.76 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 2.78 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 2.8 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 2.82 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 2.84 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 2.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 2.88 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 2.9 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 2.92 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 2.95 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 2.97 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 2.99 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 3.01 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 3.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 3.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 3.08 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 3.1 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 3.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 3.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1829 | 3.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 3.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 3.22 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 3.24 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 3.26 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 3.29 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 3.31 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 3.33 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 3.36 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 3.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 3.41 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 3.43 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 3.46 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 3.48 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 3.51 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 3.53 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 3.56 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 3.58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 3.61 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 3.64 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 3.66 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 3.69 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 3.76 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1852 | 3.83 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1853 | 3.9 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1854 | 3.97 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1855 | 4.05 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1856 | 4.12 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1857 | 4.2 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1858 | 4.29 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1859 | 4.37 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1860 | 4.46 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1861 | 4.54 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 4.62 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 4.7 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 4.79 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 4.87 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 4.96 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1867 | 5.05 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 5.15 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1869 | 5.24 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1870 | 5.34 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1871 | 5.44 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1872 | 5.54 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 5.64 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1874 | 5.74 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1875 | 5.85 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 5.95 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 6.07 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 6.18 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1879 | 6.3 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 6.42 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 6.39 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 6.55 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1883 | 6.72 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1884 | 6.89 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1885 | 7.06 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 7.24 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1887 | 7.43 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1888 | 7.63 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 7.84 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1890 | 8.06 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1891 | 8.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 8.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 8.19 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 8.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 8.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 8.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 8.4 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 8.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 8.54 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 8.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 8.77 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1902 | 9.04 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 9.31 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1904 | 9.59 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1905 | 9.87 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1906 | 10.17 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 10.48 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1908 | 10.79 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 11.1 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 11.42 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 11.69 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1912 | 11.97 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 12.25 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 12.53 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1915 | 12.82 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 13.11 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 13.41 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 13.7 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 14 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 14.31 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1921 | 14.57 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 14.74 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 15 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 15.23 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 15.66 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1926 | 15.86 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 16.13 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1928 | 16.38 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 16.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 16.65 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 16.95 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1932 | 16.96 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 17.03 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 17.09 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 17.16 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 17.38 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 17.59 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 17.78 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 17.95 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1940 | 18.1 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 18.21 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 18.23 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 18.31 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 18.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 18.32 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 18.49 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 18.13 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 17.74 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 17.45 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 17.28 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 18.18 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1952 | 41.72 tonnes | +129.5% |
| 1953 | 42.41 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 43.06 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 87.99 tonnes | +104.3% |
| 1956 | 88.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 89.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 89.92 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 90.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 91.15 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 115.11 tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1962 | 114.95 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 114.8 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 135.9 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1965 | 178.08 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 1966 | 177.96 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 219.92 tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 240.78 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 240.65 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 259.17 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 361.23 tonnes | +39.4% |
| 1972 | 479.56 tonnes | +32.8% |
| 1973 | 645.4 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1974 | 714.18 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 592.44 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 691.16 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 1,032 tonnes | +49.3% |
| 1978 | 797.97 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 1,265 tonnes | +58.5% |
| 1980 | 1,176 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 1,522 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1982 | 1,390 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 1,606 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 1,869 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 1,741 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 1,951 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1,972 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,903 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 1,820 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1,923 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 1,948 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2,121 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 2,135 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,899 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 2,062 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 2,094 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,075 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2,248 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 2,211 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2,323 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2,510 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2,573 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2,581 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,765 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 2,593 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 2,451 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,536 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,348 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 2,154 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 2,132 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,993 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1,888 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1,986 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2,121 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2,149 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,134 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,998 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2,107 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1,994 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 1,669 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 1,731 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,764 tonnes | +1.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1,764 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017 tonnes, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1,764 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909 tonnes, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +129.5% | 18.18 tonnes | 41.72 tonnes |
| 1955 | +104.3% | 43.06 tonnes | 87.99 tonnes |
| 1979 | +58.5% | 797.97 tonnes | 1,265 tonnes |
| 1977 | +49.3% | 691.16 tonnes | 1,032 tonnes |
| 1971 | +39.4% | 259.17 tonnes | 361.23 tonnes |
| 1973 | +34.6% | 479.56 tonnes | 645.4 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2.04 tonnes | 1.99 tonnes | 2.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 2.14 tonnes | 2.09 tonnes | 2.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 2.26 tonnes | 2.2 tonnes | 2.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 2.37 tonnes | 2.32 tonnes | 2.43 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 2.5 tonnes | 2.44 tonnes | 2.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 2.65 tonnes | 2.57 tonnes | 2.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.85 tonnes | 2.76 tonnes | 2.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 3.07 tonnes | 2.97 tonnes | 3.17 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 3.3 tonnes | 3.19 tonnes | 3.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 3.55 tonnes | 3.43 tonnes | 3.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 4.02 tonnes | 3.69 tonnes | 4.37 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.84 tonnes | 4.46 tonnes | 5.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.8 tonnes | 5.34 tonnes | 6.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.02 tonnes | 6.39 tonnes | 7.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.27 tonnes | 8.06 tonnes | 8.54 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.77 tonnes | 8.6 tonnes | 11.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 12.69 tonnes | 11.42 tonnes | 14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 15.44 tonnes | 14.31 tonnes | 16.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.25 tonnes | 16.65 tonnes | 17.95 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 18.14 tonnes | 17.45 tonnes | 18.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 60.9 tonnes | 17.28 tonnes | 90.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 162.93 tonnes | 91.15 tonnes | 240.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 683.74 tonnes | 259.17 tonnes | 1,265 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,695 tonnes | 1,176 tonnes | 1,972 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,072 tonnes | 1,899 tonnes | 2,248 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,483 tonnes | 2,154 tonnes | 2,765 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,050 tonnes | 1,888 tonnes | 2,149 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,721 tonnes | 1,669 tonnes | 1,764 tonnes | 3 |
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- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 2,506 tonnes compare
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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 emissions of air pollutants in Solomon Islands?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Solomon Islands was 1,764 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,765 tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Solomon Islands ranks 198th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.