Ireland vs Vanuatu: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ireland
-335,622 tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
-315,360 tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
158th
Vanuatu rank
155th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ireland
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports -315,360 tonnes against -335,622 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 20,262 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 11 and Vanuatu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.67 million tonnes | 32,562 tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1860s | 654,302 tonnes | 12,967 tonnes | 641,335 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1870s | 3.41 million tonnes | 11,109 tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1.47 million tonnes | 14,183 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1890s | -1.67 million tonnes | 12,267 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | -269,667 tonnes | 9,017 tonnes | 278,684 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 4.63 million tonnes | 9,834 tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1920s | -9.85 million tonnes | 7,376 tonnes | 9.86 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | -13.11 million tonnes | 6,562 tonnes | 13.12 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | -3.60 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 9.49 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 1.41 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 963,721 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 7.35 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 10.01 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 8.67 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 6.42 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | -1.50 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 7.96 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.26 million tonnes | -863,809 tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 635,806 tonnes | -654,977 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ireland or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at -315,360 tonnes against -335,622 tonnes in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ireland and Vanuatu?
- 20,262 tonnes, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Vanuatu rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ireland ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 155th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.