Turks and Caicos Islands vs Vanuatu: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Turks and Caicos Islands
385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
478,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
183rd
Vanuatu rank
181st
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 478,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 93,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Turks and Caicos Islands averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turks and Caicos Islands | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 318.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 334.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 350.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 367.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 384.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 444.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 591.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 794.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 1,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 270,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 1,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 1,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 1,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 1,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 3,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 79,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 197,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 326,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 554,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 374,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 346,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Turks and Caicos Islands or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 478,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Turks and Caicos Islands and Vanuatu?
- 93,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turks and Caicos Islands and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Turks and Caicos Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 181st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.