Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Vanuatu stood at 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 522.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 601.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 522.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 669.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 757.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 649.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 900.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 911.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.47 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 1.31 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 191 Dominica 1.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 192 Tonga 769.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 193 Kiribati 459.14 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 335,169 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Urban population 74,816 (2025)
- Urban population 22.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6012 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.55 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6012 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6012 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Vanuatu?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Vanuatu was 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 522.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.