Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Vanuatu, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.2% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Vanuatu peaked at 3.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1999.
Vanuatu ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 6 |
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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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Vanuatu?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Vanuatu was 2.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.