Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vatican
Vatican: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -1,979 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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.
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)
- 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)
- Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% (2025)
- Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 82.98 years (2023)
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.