Iceland vs Vanuatu: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector

Iceland

25.8 kilograms per person

in 2023

Vanuatu

31.21 kilograms per person

in 2023

Iceland rank

150th

Vanuatu rank

147th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector over time

Vanuatu currently reports 31.21 kilograms per person against 25.8 kilograms per person in Iceland, a difference of 5.41 kilograms per person.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 150th and Vanuatu ranks 147th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.