Outdoor air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
193rd
of 241 countries
All-time high
8.8
in 2015
All-time low
3
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, outdoor air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands stood at 7.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands peaked at 8.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1999.
That places Solomon Islands 193rd out of 241 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.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.5 | — |
| 1999 | 3 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 4.7 | +56.7% |
| 2001 | 5.7 | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 6 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.5 | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 7.3 | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1 | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 7 | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9 | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.4 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 7.1 | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2 | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 7 | -14.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.9, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.25 | 3 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.38 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.31 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 190 Guernsey 7.4 compare
- 190 Ireland 7.4 compare
- 192 Puerto Rico 7.3 compare
- 193 Canada 7 compare
- 193 New Zealand 7 compare
- 196 Seychelles 6.9 compare
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 outdoor air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Solomon Islands was 7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1999.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Solomon Islands ranks 193rd out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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