Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican
Vatican: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -1,979 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1,979 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,649 tonnes
in 1921
All-time low
-1,979 tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican stood at -1,979 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican peaked at 1,649 tonnes in 1921 and was at its lowest, -1,979 tonnes, in 2020.
Vatican ranks 185th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 36.64 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 73.28 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1852 | 109.92 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1853 | 146.56 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1854 | 183.2 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1855 | 219.84 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1856 | 256.48 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1857 | 293.12 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1858 | 329.76 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1859 | 366.4 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1860 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 366.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 403.04 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1878 | 439.68 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1879 | 476.32 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1880 | 512.96 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1881 | 549.6 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1882 | 586.24 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1883 | 622.88 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1884 | 659.52 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1885 | 696.16 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1886 | 732.8 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1887 | 769.44 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1888 | 806.08 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1889 | 842.72 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1890 | 879.36 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 916 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1892 | 952.64 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1893 | 989.28 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 1,026 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1895 | 1,063 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1896 | 1,099 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1897 | 1,136 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 1,172 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1899 | 1,209 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1900 | 1,246 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1901 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1,246 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 1,282 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1912 | 1,319 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 1,356 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 1,392 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 1,429 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 1,466 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 1,502 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 1,539 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1919 | 1,576 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 1,612 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 1,649 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1,612 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 1,576 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 1,539 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1954 | 1,502 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 1,502 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1,502 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1,502 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1,502 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1,502 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1,466 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 1,429 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 1,392 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 1,356 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 1,319 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1,282 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1,246 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1,209 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 1,172 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 1,136 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 989.28 tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 879.36 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 769.44 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 696.16 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 622.88 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 549.6 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 476.32 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 439.68 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 403.04 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 366.4 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 329.76 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 293.12 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 219.84 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 146.56 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1984 | 73.28 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1986 | -73.28 tonnes | — |
| 1987 | -146.56 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1988 | -219.84 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1989 | -256.48 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1990 | -329.76 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1991 | -403.04 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1992 | -476.32 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1993 | -549.6 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1994 | -622.88 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1995 | -696.16 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1996 | -769.44 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1997 | -806.08 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1998 | -842.72 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1999 | -879.36 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2000 | -952.64 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2001 | -1,026 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2002 | -1,099 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2003 | -1,172 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2004 | -1,246 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2005 | -1,319 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2006 | -1,392 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2007 | -1,429 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2008 | -1,502 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2009 | -1,576 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2010 | -1,649 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2011 | -1,685 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | -1,722 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2013 | -1,759 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2014 | -1,795 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2015 | -1,832 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | -1,869 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2017 | -1,905 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2018 | -1,905 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1,942 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2020 | -1,979 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2021 | -1,979 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1,979 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,979 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,979 tonnes | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | +100.0% | 36.64 tonnes | 73.28 tonnes |
| 1985 | -100.0% | 73.28 tonnes | 0 tonnes |
| 1987 | -100.0% | -73.28 tonnes | -146.56 tonnes |
| 1852 | +50.0% | 73.28 tonnes | 109.92 tonnes |
| 1984 | -50.0% | 146.56 tonnes | 73.28 tonnes |
| 1988 | -50.0% | -146.56 tonnes | -219.84 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 201.52 tonnes | 36.64 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 366.4 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 388.38 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | 476.32 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 677.84 tonnes | 512.96 tonnes | 842.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,044 tonnes | 879.36 tonnes | 1,209 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,246 tonnes | 1,246 tonnes | 1,246 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,411 tonnes | 1,246 tonnes | 1,576 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,645 tonnes | 1,612 tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,649 tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,649 tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,539 tonnes | 1,502 tonnes | 1,649 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,301 tonnes | 1,136 tonnes | 1,466 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 619.22 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | 989.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.64 tonnes | -256.48 tonnes | 329.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -637.54 tonnes | -879.36 tonnes | -329.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,271 tonnes | -1,576 tonnes | -952.64 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,806 tonnes | -1,942 tonnes | -1,649 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,979 tonnes | -1,979 tonnes | -1,979 tonnes | 5 |
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- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 0.0% (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change -0.0% (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.68 (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes (2026)
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 0 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican was -1,979 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 1,649 tonnes in 1921.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,979 tonnes in 2020.
- How does Vatican rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Vatican ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vatican 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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.