Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.0119 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Solomon Islands, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.0119 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0119 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Solomon Islands ranks 151st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.005 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | +73.1% |
| 1991 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0119 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4592 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0119 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0205 Mt CO2e, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +73.1% | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 0.009 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | 0.009 Mt CO2e | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 Mt CO2e | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 Mt CO2e | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 Mt CO2e | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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 methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Solomon Islands?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Solomon Islands was 0.0119 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0119 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).