Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 90.28 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu, 1962–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 90.28 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu peaked at 100.18 million tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 644,241 tonnes, in 1962.
That places Vanuatu 167th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.80 million tonnes | 644,241 tonnes | 13.36 million tonnes | 8 |
| 1970s | 21.39 million tonnes | 15.02 million tonnes | 27.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.02 million tonnes | 28.91 million tonnes | 46.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.59 million tonnes | 49.01 million tonnes | 70.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.47 million tonnes | 74.18 million tonnes | 100.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.28 million tonnes | 92.56 million tonnes | 99.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.83 million tonnes | 90.28 million tonnes | 91.80 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)
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu was 90.28 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 including land-use change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.18 million tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 644,241 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.