Turks and Caicos Islands vs Vanuatu: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Turks and Caicos Islands
385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
313,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
181st
Vanuatu rank
182nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 313,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vanuatu, a difference of 71,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 181st and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Turks and Caicos Islands averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turks and Caicos Islands | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 318.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 334.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 350.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 367.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 384.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 444.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 591.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 794.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 1,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 1,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 1,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 1,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 1,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 3,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 79,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 197,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 326,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 374,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Turks and Caicos Islands or Vanuatu?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 313,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Turks and Caicos Islands and Vanuatu?
- 71,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turks and Caicos Islands 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 181st and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.