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Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands

27 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Vanuatu; the dashed grey line is Solomon Islands.

Country A · Vanuatu
Country B · Solomon Islands

Climate

CO2 emissions

Vanuatu: 0.20 Mt CO2/year · 2024Solomon Islands: 0.29 Mt CO2/year · 2024
00.20.4198020002020Solomon Islandshigh 2021low 1963

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Vanuatu: 0.60 t CO2/person/year · 2024Solomon Islands: 0.36 t CO2/person/year · 2024
00.51198020002020Solomon Islandshigh 1967low 2006

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Vanuatu: 0.65 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Solomon Islands: 0.62 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-0.500.519401960198020002020Solomon Islandshigh 2022low 1966

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Vanuatu: 0.33 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Solomon Islands: 0.29 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
00.20.41850190019502000Solomon Islandshigh 2014

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Vanuatu: 0.48 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Solomon Islands: 3.40 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0241850190019502000Solomon Islandshigh 2003low 1856

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Vanuatu: 0.09 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Solomon Islands: 0.04 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
00.050.11850190019502000Solomon Islandshigh 2014

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Vanuatu: 16.9 kg CO2/person/year · 2021Solomon Islands: 45.4 kg CO2/person/year · 2018
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Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Vanuatu: 3,791 kWh/person/year · 2023Solomon Islands: 1,657 kWh/person/year · 2023
02k4k19801990200020102020Solomon Islandslow 1999

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Vanuatu: 12.5 % of electricity · 2023Solomon Islands: 9.09 % of electricity · 2024
051020002005201020152020Solomon Islandshigh 2018

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Vanuatu: 0.00 % of electricity · 2023Solomon Islands: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
05101520002005201020152020Solomon Islandshigh 2015

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Vanuatu: 0.00 % of electricity · 2023Solomon Islands: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Vanuatu: 75.0 % of electricity · 2023Solomon Islands: 90.9 % of electricity · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Solomon Islandslow 2019

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Vanuatu: 0.00 % of electricity · 2023Solomon Islands: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
-10120002005201020152020Solomon Islands

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Vanuatu: 303.9 ha/year · 2024Solomon Islands: 11,050 ha/year · 2024
010k20k2005201020152020Solomon Islandshigh 2020low 2022

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Vanuatu: 74.4 % of land · 2025Solomon Islands: 89.8 % of land · 2025
0501990200020102020Solomon Islands

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Vanuatu: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Solomon Islands: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
0204020002005201020152020Solomon Islandshigh 2014

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Vanuatu: 0.66 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Solomon Islands: 0.75 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020Solomon Islands

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Vanuatu: 4.20 % of land area · 2024Solomon Islands: 2.40 % of land area · 2024
024201420162018202020222024Solomon Islands

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Vanuatu: 41.0 kg/person/year · 2023Solomon Islands: 15.6 kg/person/year · 2023
02040198020002020Solomon Islandshigh 1974low 1988

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Vanuatu: 0.00 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Solomon Islands: 0.00 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0510152005201020152020Solomon Islandshigh 2004low 2010

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Vanuatu: 0.00 % of territorial waters · 2024Solomon Islands: 0.10 % of territorial waters · 2024
00.050.1201420162018202020222024Solomon Islands

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Vanuatu: 22.3 % living in cities · 2025Solomon Islands: 31.3 % living in cities · 2025
01020301960198020002020Solomon Islandshigh 2016

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Renewable water per person

Vanuatu: 31,944 m³/person/year · 2022Solomon Islands: 57,229 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Vanuatu: 2,298 mm/year · 2025Solomon Islands: 4,109 mm/year · 2025
02k4k19401960198020002020Solomon Islandshigh 2022low 1993

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Vanuatu: 6.90 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Solomon Islands: 17.5 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Solomon Islandshigh 2022low 1993

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Vanuatu: 5.80 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Solomon Islands: 7.00 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0520002005201020152020Solomon Islandshigh 2017low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Vanuatu: 0.01 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Solomon Islands: 0.08 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
02461990200020102020Solomon Islandshigh 2008

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data