Co emissions per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Co emissions per capita was 0.6012 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Co emissions per capita in Vanuatu, 1962–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co emissions per capita in Vanuatu is 0.6012, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 1.07 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3394, in 2006.
Vanuatu ranks 174th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Co emissions per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.5911 | — |
| 1963 | 0.4699 | -20.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8623 | +83.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6404 | -25.7% |
| 1966 | 1 | +56.8% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7658 | -28.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5249 | -31.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4671 | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6596 | +41.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6802 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5823 | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6403 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.548 | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4252 | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 0.481 | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.533 | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5509 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5384 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4337 | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4238 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4432 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4323 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9274 | +114.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4384 | -52.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3472 | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4685 | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4313 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4454 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4344 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4003 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3906 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3814 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3946 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4287 | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4406 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4315 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4428 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4524 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4219 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3928 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3833 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3562 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3477 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3394 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3477 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3875 | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5195 | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5229 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5417 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4711 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4319 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6054 | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4957 | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5521 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4999 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6165 | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5647 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6865 | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7067 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6048 | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5882 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6012 | +2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.6012 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.6012 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.21, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions per capita in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +114.5% | 0.4323 | 0.9274 |
| 1964 | +83.5% | 0.4699 | 0.8623 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7408 | 0.4699 | 1.07 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.5568 | 0.4252 | 0.6802 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4884 | 0.3472 | 0.9274 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.419 | 0.3814 | 0.4454 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3948 | 0.3394 | 0.5195 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5302 | 0.4319 | 0.6165 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 | 0.5882 | 0.7067 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 645.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 490.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5852 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1064 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co emissions per capita in Vanuatu?
- Co emissions per capita in Vanuatu was 0.6012 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 1967.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3394 in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for co emissions per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 174th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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