Fiji vs Vanuatu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Fiji
1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
185th
Vanuatu rank
184th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Fiji
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Fiji, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1860s | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1870s | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 61.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Fiji or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Fiji ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.