Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 1,042 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,042 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
187th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,336 tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
1.61 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Solomon Islands is 1,042 tonnes, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Solomon Islands peaked at 1,336 tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.61 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Solomon Islands 187th 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.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1.61 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1.62 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 1.63 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 1.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 1.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 1.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 1.67 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 1.67 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 1.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 1.69 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 1.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 1.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 1.72 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 1.73 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 1.73 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 1.74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 1.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 1.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 1.77 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 1.78 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 1.79 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 1.8 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 1.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 1.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 1.82 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 1.83 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 1.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 1.85 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 1.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 1.87 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 1.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 1.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 1.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 1.91 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 1.92 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 1.93 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 1.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 1.95 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 1.96 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 1.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 1.98 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 1.99 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 2.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 2.02 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 2.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 2.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 2.05 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 2.06 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 2.07 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 2.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 2.09 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 2.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 2.11 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 2.12 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 2.13 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 2.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 2.15 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 2.16 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 2.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 2.18 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 2.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 2.21 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 2.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 2.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 2.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 2.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 2.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 2.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 2.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 2.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 2.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 2.33 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 2.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 2.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 2.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 2.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 2.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 2.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 2.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 2.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 2.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 2.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 2.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 2.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 2.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 2.5 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 2.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 2.53 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 2.54 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 2.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 2.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 2.58 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 2.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 2.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 2.62 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 2.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 2.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 2.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 2.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 2.69 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 2.79 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1852 | 2.89 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1853 | 2.99 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1854 | 3.1 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1855 | 3.21 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1856 | 3.32 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1857 | 3.44 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1858 | 3.56 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1859 | 3.69 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1860 | 3.82 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 3.93 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1862 | 4.04 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1863 | 4.15 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1864 | 4.26 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1865 | 4.38 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 4.51 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1867 | 4.63 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1868 | 4.76 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1869 | 4.9 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1870 | 5.04 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1871 | 5.18 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1872 | 5.32 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 5.46 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 5.61 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 5.77 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1876 | 5.93 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 6.09 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1878 | 6.26 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 6.44 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 6.62 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1881 | 6.51 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1882 | 6.77 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1883 | 7.04 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 7.31 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 7.6 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 7.91 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 8.22 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1888 | 8.55 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 8.89 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1890 | 9.25 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1891 | 9.25 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 9.26 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 9.27 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 9.28 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 9.29 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 9.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 9.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 9.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 9.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 9.54 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 9.53 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 9.72 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 9.9 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1904 | 10.08 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 10.27 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 10.45 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 10.64 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 10.82 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 11 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 11.18 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 11.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 11.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 11.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 11.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1915 | 11.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1916 | 11.51 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1917 | 11.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 11.63 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1919 | 11.69 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 11.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 11.78 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 11.66 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 11.61 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 11.56 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 11.52 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 11.32 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1927 | 11.28 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 11.24 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 11.05 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 11.01 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 11.11 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 10.97 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1933 | 10.87 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 10.78 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 10.68 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 10.6 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 10.51 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 10.42 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 10.34 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 10.26 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 10.11 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 9.95 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 9.79 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1944 | 9.63 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 9.35 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1946 | 9.2 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 8.56 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1948 | 7.92 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1949 | 7.3 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1950 | 6.81 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1951 | 7 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 30.88 tonnes | +341.2% |
| 1953 | 30.99 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 31.08 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 78.49 tonnes | +152.6% |
| 1956 | 78.67 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 78.82 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 78.94 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 79.04 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 79.1 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 102.65 tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1962 | 102.47 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 102.28 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 125.65 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 172.44 tonnes | +37.2% |
| 1966 | 172.23 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 218.86 tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1968 | 241.97 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 241.63 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 264.54 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 289.39 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 362.24 tonnes | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 548.38 tonnes | +51.4% |
| 1974 | 667.8 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 473.91 tonnes | -29.0% |
| 1976 | 526.39 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 607.34 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 469.23 tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1979 | 745.7 tonnes | +58.9% |
| 1980 | 732.33 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 866.27 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 788.73 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 889.88 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 1,057 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 892.09 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 947.92 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 960.24 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 937.79 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 908.33 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 913.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 956.94 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1,067 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 1,107 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1,018 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1,040 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 984.77 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 950.37 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,022 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 1,098 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1,120 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,248 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 1,272 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,336 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,256 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1,130 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 1,108 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,053 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,087 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,100 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,046 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 935.26 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 1,022 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 974.86 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,036 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,104 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1,126 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,055 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,148 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 1,127 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,001 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 1,011 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,042 tonnes | +3.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 1,042 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 1,042 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332 tonnes, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 | +341.2% | 7 tonnes | 30.88 tonnes |
| 1955 | +152.6% | 31.08 tonnes | 78.49 tonnes |
| 1979 | +58.9% | 469.23 tonnes | 745.7 tonnes |
| 1973 | +51.4% | 362.24 tonnes | 548.38 tonnes |
| 1965 | +37.2% | 125.65 tonnes | 172.44 tonnes |
| 1975 | -29.0% | 667.8 tonnes | 473.91 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.65 tonnes | 1.61 tonnes | 1.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1.74 tonnes | 1.7 tonnes | 1.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.83 tonnes | 1.79 tonnes | 1.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1.92 tonnes | 1.88 tonnes | 1.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 2.02 tonnes | 1.98 tonnes | 2.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 2.13 tonnes | 2.08 tonnes | 2.17 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.24 tonnes | 2.18 tonnes | 2.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.36 tonnes | 2.3 tonnes | 2.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 2.48 tonnes | 2.43 tonnes | 2.54 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.62 tonnes | 2.55 tonnes | 2.68 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 3.17 tonnes | 2.69 tonnes | 3.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.34 tonnes | 3.82 tonnes | 4.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.71 tonnes | 5.04 tonnes | 6.44 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.54 tonnes | 6.51 tonnes | 8.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.33 tonnes | 9.25 tonnes | 9.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 10.2 tonnes | 9.53 tonnes | 11 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.43 tonnes | 11.18 tonnes | 11.69 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.48 tonnes | 11.05 tonnes | 11.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.73 tonnes | 10.34 tonnes | 11.11 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.21 tonnes | 7.3 tonnes | 10.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 50.07 tonnes | 6.81 tonnes | 79.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 155.93 tonnes | 79.1 tonnes | 241.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 495.49 tonnes | 264.54 tonnes | 745.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 898.1 tonnes | 732.33 tonnes | 1,057 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,016 tonnes | 913.1 tonnes | 1,107 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,171 tonnes | 1,053 tonnes | 1,336 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,057 tonnes | 935.26 tonnes | 1,148 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,018 tonnes | 1,001 tonnes | 1,042 tonnes | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Solomon Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Solomon Islands?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Solomon Islands was 1,042 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 coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,336 tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Solomon Islands ranks 187th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.