Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 5.55 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Vanuatu, 1962–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.55 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Vanuatu peaked at 5.55 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40,304 tonnes, in 1962.
That places Vanuatu 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236,786 tonnes | 40,304 tonnes | 450,672 tonnes | 8 |
| 1970s | 747,822 tonnes | 490,976 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.00 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Vanuatu?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Vanuatu was 5.55 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,304 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Vanuatu ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.