Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.9621 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.9621 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 26.4%
World rank
182nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
134.56 tonnes per person
in 1949
All-time low
-5.1 tonnes per person
in 2014
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vanuatu, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded -0.9621 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 134.56 tonnes per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, -5.1 tonnes per person, in 2014.
Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.45 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1852 | 0.984 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1853 | 0.7597 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 1854 | 0.7383 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1855 | 0.8617 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1856 | 0.5071 tonnes per person | -41.1% |
| 1857 | 0.61 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1858 | 0.4475 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 1859 | 0.7999 tonnes per person | +78.7% |
| 1860 | 0.4507 tonnes per person | -43.7% |
| 1861 | 0.3065 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 1862 | 0.3984 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1851 tonnes per person | -53.5% |
| 1864 | 0.4503 tonnes per person | +143.2% |
| 1865 | 0.2397 tonnes per person | -46.8% |
| 1866 | 0.2712 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1674 tonnes per person | -38.3% |
| 1868 | 0.4178 tonnes per person | +149.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1585 tonnes per person | -62.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2668 tonnes per person | +68.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1136 tonnes per person | -57.4% |
| 1872 | 0.3839 tonnes per person | +237.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1265 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 1874 | 0.2561 tonnes per person | +102.4% |
| 1875 | 0.3584 tonnes per person | +40.0% |
| 1876 | 0.2744 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1877 | 0.3525 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | -78.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1599 tonnes per person | +114.1% |
| 1880 | 0.2212 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1881 | 0.2815 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1882 | 0.3289 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1883 | 0.2014 tonnes per person | -38.8% |
| 1884 | 0.3206 tonnes per person | +59.2% |
| 1885 | 0.2802 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1886 | 0.3111 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1887 | 0.304 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -77.9% |
| 1889 | 0.4254 tonnes per person | +532.8% |
| 1890 | 0.3924 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1891 | 0.308 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1892 | 0.2391 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1893 | 0.2218 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0706 tonnes per person | -68.1% |
| 1895 | 0.199 tonnes per person | +181.7% |
| 1896 | 0.283 tonnes per person | +42.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1531 tonnes per person | -45.9% |
| 1898 | 0.2065 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 1899 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | -50.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1901 | 0.1807 tonnes per person | +134.3% |
| 1902 | 0.1845 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | -46.1% |
| 1904 | 0.2435 tonnes per person | +145.0% |
| 1905 | 0.1711 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1906 | 0.1915 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1907 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | -41.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | -60.7% |
| 1909 | 0.144 tonnes per person | +229.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1951 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1911 | 0.1199 tonnes per person | -38.5% |
| 1912 | 0.1356 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1371 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1597 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1915 | 0.148 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1294 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1917 | 0.1405 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1918 | 0.1585 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1919 | 0.2553 tonnes per person | +61.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1294 tonnes per person | -49.3% |
| 1921 | 0.1263 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1303 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1923 | 0.1029 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1924 | 0.1403 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 1925 | 0.1621 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1047 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1047 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1384 tonnes per person | +32.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1151 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1930 | 0.1374 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1931 | 0.1261 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | -49.8% |
| 1933 | 0.152 tonnes per person | +140.0% |
| 1934 | 0.1321 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -87.6% |
| 1936 | 0.2544 tonnes per person | +1453.1% |
| 1937 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -86.6% |
| 1938 | 0.1637 tonnes per person | +381.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1940 | 71.51 tonnes per person | +53053.5% |
| 1941 | 96.27 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 1942 | 110.41 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1943 | 117.96 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1944 | 124.03 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 128.22 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1946 | 130.69 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 132.24 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 132.85 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 134.56 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 78.72 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 1951 | 59.68 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1952 | 51.68 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1953 | 45.35 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1954 | 39.76 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1955 | 36.45 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1956 | 31.63 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1957 | 32.67 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 27.62 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1959 | 25.04 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1960 | 14.89 tonnes per person | -40.5% |
| 1961 | 13.18 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1962 | 8.86 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 1963 | 6.82 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1964 | 58.32 tonnes per person | +755.1% |
| 1965 | 21.69 tonnes per person | -62.8% |
| 1966 | 13.09 tonnes per person | -39.6% |
| 1967 | 9.01 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1968 | 7.07 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1969 | 44.27 tonnes per person | +526.3% |
| 1970 | 18.81 tonnes per person | -57.5% |
| 1971 | 11.36 tonnes per person | -39.6% |
| 1972 | 9.24 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1973 | 8.66 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 36.05 tonnes per person | +316.3% |
| 1975 | 14.3 tonnes per person | -60.3% |
| 1976 | 12.86 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 9.36 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1978 | 10.74 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 5.99 tonnes per person | -44.2% |
| 1980 | 13.09 tonnes per person | +118.4% |
| 1981 | 11.6 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 15.91 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 1983 | 8.35 tonnes per person | -47.5% |
| 1984 | 12.52 tonnes per person | +49.9% |
| 1985 | 17.4 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1986 | 14.99 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 18.75 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 15.44 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 16.32 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 14.62 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 14.49 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.92 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 10.43 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 21.18 tonnes per person | +103.0% |
| 1995 | 14.38 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 10.74 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 16.76 tonnes per person | +56.1% |
| 1998 | 11.37 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 12.96 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 19.21 tonnes per person | +48.3% |
| 2001 | 14.51 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 14.45 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.52 tonnes per person | +249.6% |
| 2004 | 25.1 tonnes per person | -50.3% |
| 2005 | 12.51 tonnes per person | -50.2% |
| 2006 | 7.83 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 2007 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -86.6% |
| 2008 | -0.9932 tonnes per person | -194.9% |
| 2009 | -1.58 tonnes per person | +58.8% |
| 2010 | -3.21 tonnes per person | +103.6% |
| 2011 | -4.25 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 2012 | -3.96 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | -4.31 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2014 | -5.1 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 2015 | -4.98 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | -5.01 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.45 tonnes per person | -148.8% |
| 2018 | -1.9 tonnes per person | -177.7% |
| 2019 | -3.01 tonnes per person | +58.2% |
| 2020 | -3.25 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2021 | -3.24 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | -1.85 tonnes per person | -42.7% |
| 2023 | -1.31 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 2024 | -0.9621 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -0.9621 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -0.9621 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +53053.5% | 0.1345 tonnes per person | 71.51 tonnes per person |
| 1936 | +1453.1% | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.2544 tonnes per person |
| 1964 | +755.1% | 6.82 tonnes per person | 58.32 tonnes per person |
| 1889 | +532.8% | 0.0672 tonnes per person | 0.4254 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +526.3% | 7.07 tonnes per person | 44.27 tonnes per person |
| 1938 | +381.6% | 0.034 tonnes per person | 0.1637 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8436 tonnes per person | 0.4475 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3046 tonnes per person | 0.1585 tonnes per person | 0.4507 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2367 tonnes per person | 0.0747 tonnes per person | 0.3839 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2742 tonnes per person | 0.0672 tonnes per person | 0.4254 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2175 tonnes per person | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 0.3924 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1447 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 0.2435 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1579 tonnes per person | 0.1199 tonnes per person | 0.2553 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1254 tonnes per person | 0.1029 tonnes per person | 0.1621 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1214 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.2544 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 117.87 tonnes per person | 71.51 tonnes per person | 134.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 42.86 tonnes per person | 25.04 tonnes per person | 78.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.72 tonnes per person | 6.82 tonnes per person | 58.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.74 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 36.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.44 tonnes per person | 8.35 tonnes per person | 18.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.98 tonnes per person | 10.43 tonnes per person | 21.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.26 tonnes per person | -1.58 tonnes per person | 50.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.33 tonnes per person | -5.1 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.12 tonnes per person | -3.25 tonnes per person | -0.9621 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vanuatu?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vanuatu was -0.9621 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 134.56 tonnes per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.1 tonnes per person in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.