Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate was -0.1309 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded -0.1309 % change on previous year for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.5% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Vanuatu peaked at 369.85 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.29 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Vanuatu 193rd out of 194 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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 79.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 369.85 % change on previous year | +365.8% |
| 1965 | 30.58 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1966 | 15.23 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1967 | 9.73 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1968 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1969 | 39.07 % change on previous year | +449.9% |
| 1970 | 12.45 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1971 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1972 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 19.97 % change on previous year | +289.2% |
| 1975 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1976 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 1978 | 4.89 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1980 | 5.77 % change on previous year | +107.3% |
| 1981 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 6.52 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1983 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 1984 | 4.93 % change on previous year | +46.0% |
| 1985 | 6.82 % change on previous year | +38.3% |
| 1986 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1987 | 6.63 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 5.45 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 6.39 % change on previous year | +97.6% |
| 1995 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 1996 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +52.6% |
| 1998 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1999 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 5.19 % change on previous year | +45.0% |
| 2001 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 12.78 % change on previous year | +238.7% |
| 2004 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2005 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3091 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2008 | -0.1378 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2457 % change on previous year | +78.4% |
| 2010 | -0.6416 % change on previous year | +161.1% |
| 2011 | -0.9108 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 2012 | -0.885 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2013 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2014 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 2015 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2016 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8841 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 2018 | -0.3915 % change on previous year | -144.3% |
| 2019 | -0.765 % change on previous year | +95.4% |
| 2020 | -0.8265 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 2021 | -0.8432 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4296 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 2023 | -0.2542 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 2024 | -0.1309 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -0.1309 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.87 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -0.1309 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.96 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +449.9% | 7.11 % change on previous year | 39.07 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +365.8% | 79.41 % change on previous year | 369.85 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +289.2% | 5.13 % change on previous year | 19.97 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.71 % change on previous year | 7.11 % change on previous year | 369.85 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.52 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 19.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 6.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 % change on previous year | -0.2457 % change on previous year | 12.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7479 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 0.8841 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4969 % change on previous year | -0.8432 % change on previous year | -0.1309 % change on previous year | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Vanuatu?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate in Vanuatu was -0.1309 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 369.85 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.