Iceland vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Iceland
527.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
519.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
14th
Vanuatu rank
15th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 527.92 tonnes per person against 519.82 tonnes per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 8.1 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Iceland ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 15th of 194 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 934.49 tonnes per person 1,237 tonnes per person 302.79 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1970s 877.5 tonnes per person 1,076 tonnes per person 198.88 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1980s 803.26 tonnes per person 940.44 tonnes per person 137.18 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1990s 734.68 tonnes per person 868.53 tonnes per person 133.85 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2000s 663.36 tonnes per person 836.5 tonnes per person 173.14 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2010s 603.83 tonnes per person 674.29 tonnes per person 70.45 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2020s 537.27 tonnes per person 547.68 tonnes per person 10.41 tonnes per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Iceland or Vanuatu?
Iceland, at 527.92 tonnes per person against 519.82 tonnes per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Iceland and Vanuatu?
8.1 tonnes per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Vanuatu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Iceland ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.