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