deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying, exhibiting the effects of climate change and rising sea levels
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
particulate matter emissions: 10.67 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 0.17 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 0.43 megatons (2020 est.)
tropical monsoon; few temperature and weather extremes
agricultural land: 3.9% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0.7% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 2.9% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 0.3% (2018 est.)
forest: 78.9% (2018 est.)
other: 17.2% (2018 est.)
urban population: 25.6% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 3.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
forest revenues: 20.27% of GDP (2018 est.)
coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
degree of risk: high (2020)
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: malaria
municipal solid waste generated annually: 179,972 tons (2013 est.)
44.7 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Solomon Islands on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Solomon Islands 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Solomon Islands 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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