What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between United Kingdom and Vanuatu?

0.0001 tonnes per person, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Vanuatu?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United Kingdom vs Vanuatu: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

United Kingdom

0.0179 tonnes per person

in 2022

Vanuatu

0.018 tonnes per person

in 2022

United Kingdom rank

179th

Vanuatu rank

178th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

United Kingdom
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.018 tonnes per person against 0.0179 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 178th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2226 tonnes per person	0.01 tonnes per person	0.2126 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.1532 tonnes per person	0.0109 tonnes per person	0.1423 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1391 tonnes per person	0.0106 tonnes per person	0.1285 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.1245 tonnes per person	0.0158 tonnes per person	0.1087 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0588 tonnes per person	0.0284 tonnes per person	0.0304 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0243 tonnes per person	0.0239 tonnes per person	0.0003 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0182 tonnes per person	0.0188 tonnes per person	0.0006 tonnes per person	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, United Kingdom or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.018 tonnes per person against 0.0179 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between United Kingdom and Vanuatu?: 0.0001 tonnes per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Vanuatu?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do United Kingdom and Vanuatu rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?: United Kingdom ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 178th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.