Dominica vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Dominica
5.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
5.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Dominica rank
199th
Vanuatu rank
198th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Dominica
  • Vanuatu
02.0M4.0M6.0M195119872024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 5.55 million tonnes against 5.49 million tonnes in Dominica, a difference of 52,640 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 199th and Vanuatu ranks 198th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 136,942 tonnes 236,786 tonnes 99,844 tonnes Vanuatu
1970s 348,813 tonnes 747,822 tonnes 399,009 tonnes Vanuatu
1980s 706,786 tonnes 1.34 million tonnes 632,039 tonnes Vanuatu
1990s 1.29 million tonnes 2.00 million tonnes 703,854 tonnes Vanuatu
2000s 2.32 million tonnes 2.76 million tonnes 439,680 tonnes Vanuatu
2010s 3.93 million tonnes 3.88 million tonnes 51,296 tonnes Dominica
2020s 5.16 million tonnes 5.16 million tonnes 3,474 tonnes Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Dominica or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 5.55 million tonnes against 5.49 million tonnes in Dominica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Dominica and Vanuatu?
52,640 tonnes, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Dominica and Vanuatu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Dominica ranks 199th and Vanuatu ranks 198th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.