Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Vanuatu

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Vanuatu
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Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.6%

World rank

38th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.3122 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1979–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1979–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3122 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Vanuatu 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1979 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1979	0.2292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1980	0.2385 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1981	0.2666 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1982	0.2822 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1983	0.2845 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1984	0.2425 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1985	0.2839 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1986	0.3122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1987	0.302 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1988	0.2801 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1989	0.3037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1990	0.2902 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1991	0.2547 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1992	0.2551 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1993	0.2747 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1994	0.2507 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1995	0.2449 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1996	0.2409 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1997	0.2419 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1998	0.2596 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1999	0.2631 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2000	0.2727 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2001	0.2987 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2002	0.3044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2003	0.2867 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2004	0.2614 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2005	0.2484 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2006	0.2273 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2007	0.194 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
2008	0.1694 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
2009	0.1684 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2010	0.1478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2011	0.1276 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2012	0.1302 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2013	0.1117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2014	0.1083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2015	0.1099 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2016	0.1021 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2017	0.0938 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2018	0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2019	0.0872 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2020	0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2021	0.0832 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2022	0.0787 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2023	0.0761 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2024	0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

Vanuatu's 0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Vanuatu's 0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0311 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1
1980s	0.2796 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2385 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2576 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2409 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2902 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2431 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1684 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0872 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0796 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

35 Cambodia 0.0758 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
36 South Africa 0.074 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
37 Zimbabwe 0.0707 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
39 Kyrgyzstan 0.0686 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
40 Niger 0.0677 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0662 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 0.3122 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0696 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Vanuatu rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Vanuatu ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.