emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was -2.12 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
-2.12 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 109.3%
World rank
173rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
105.79 % change on previous year
in 1999
All-time low
-29.53 % change on previous year
in 1986
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, 1751–2022

-50050100175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu stood at -2.12 % change on previous year.

The figure is down 109.3% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu peaked at 105.79 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -29.53 % change on previous year, in 1986.

That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.5214 % change on previous year —
1752 0.5192 % change on previous year -0.4%
1753 0.5161 % change on previous year -0.6%
1754 0.5134 % change on previous year -0.5%
1755 0.5108 % change on previous year -0.5%
1756 0.5082 % change on previous year -0.5%
1757 0.5056 % change on previous year -0.5%
1758 0.5027 % change on previous year -0.6%
1759 0.5006 % change on previous year -0.4%
1760 0.4977 % change on previous year -0.6%
1761 0.5208 % change on previous year +4.7%
1762 0.5181 % change on previous year -0.5%
1763 0.5154 % change on previous year -0.5%
1764 0.5124 % change on previous year -0.6%
1765 0.5102 % change on previous year -0.4%
1766 0.5072 % change on previous year -0.6%
1767 0.5047 % change on previous year -0.5%
1768 0.5021 % change on previous year -0.5%
1769 0.4996 % change on previous year -0.5%
1770 0.4971 % change on previous year -0.5%
1771 0.5201 % change on previous year +4.6%
1772 0.5171 % change on previous year -0.6%
1773 0.5144 % change on previous year -0.5%
1774 0.5118 % change on previous year -0.5%
1775 0.5088 % change on previous year -0.6%
1776 0.5066 % change on previous year -0.4%
1777 0.5037 % change on previous year -0.6%
1778 0.5015 % change on previous year -0.4%
1779 0.4987 % change on previous year -0.6%
1780 0.4958 % change on previous year -0.6%
1781 0.519 % change on previous year +4.7%
1782 0.516 % change on previous year -0.6%
1783 0.5133 % change on previous year -0.5%
1784 0.5107 % change on previous year -0.5%
1785 0.5081 % change on previous year -0.5%
1786 0.5055 % change on previous year -0.5%
1787 0.5026 % change on previous year -0.6%
1788 0.5001 % change on previous year -0.5%
1789 0.4976 % change on previous year -0.5%
1790 0.4948 % change on previous year -0.6%
1791 0.5178 % change on previous year +4.6%
1792 0.5148 % change on previous year -0.6%
1793 0.5121 % change on previous year -0.5%
1794 0.5095 % change on previous year -0.5%
1795 0.5066 % change on previous year -0.6%
1796 0.5041 % change on previous year -0.5%
1797 0.5015 % change on previous year -0.5%
1798 0.4987 % change on previous year -0.6%
1799 0.4966 % change on previous year -0.4%
1800 0.4938 % change on previous year -0.6%
1801 0.5161 % change on previous year +4.5%
1802 0.5132 % change on previous year -0.6%
1803 0.5109 % change on previous year -0.4%
1804 0.5079 % change on previous year -0.6%
1805 0.5054 % change on previous year -0.5%
1806 0.5025 % change on previous year -0.6%
1807 0.5 % change on previous year -0.5%
1808 0.4975 % change on previous year -0.5%
1809 0.4948 % change on previous year -0.6%
1810 0.4923 % change on previous year -0.5%
1811 0.5438 % change on previous year +10.4%
1812 0.5405 % change on previous year -0.6%
1813 0.5376 % change on previous year -0.5%
1814 0.5344 % change on previous year -0.6%
1815 0.5316 % change on previous year -0.5%
1816 0.5288 % change on previous year -0.5%
1817 0.5257 % change on previous year -0.6%
1818 0.523 % change on previous year -0.5%
1819 0.5199 % change on previous year -0.6%
1820 0.5173 % change on previous year -0.5%
1821 0.5416 % change on previous year +4.7%
1822 0.5387 % change on previous year -0.5%
1823 0.5355 % change on previous year -0.6%
1824 0.5326 % change on previous year -0.5%
1825 0.5295 % change on previous year -0.6%
1826 0.5267 % change on previous year -0.5%
1827 0.5237 % change on previous year -0.6%
1828 0.5207 % change on previous year -0.6%
1829 0.518 % change on previous year -0.5%
1830 0.5153 % change on previous year -0.5%
1831 0.5394 % change on previous year +4.7%
1832 0.5362 % change on previous year -0.6%
1833 0.5331 % change on previous year -0.6%
1834 0.5303 % change on previous year -0.5%
1835 0.5272 % change on previous year -0.6%
1836 0.5244 % change on previous year -0.5%
1837 0.5214 % change on previous year -0.6%
1838 0.5185 % change on previous year -0.6%
1839 0.5158 % change on previous year -0.5%
1840 0.5126 % change on previous year -0.6%
1841 0.5367 % change on previous year +4.7%
1842 0.5335 % change on previous year -0.6%
1843 0.5304 % change on previous year -0.6%
1844 0.5276 % change on previous year -0.5%
1845 0.5244 % change on previous year -0.6%
1846 0.5216 % change on previous year -0.5%
1847 0.5187 % change on previous year -0.6%
1848 0.5157 % change on previous year -0.6%
1849 0.5131 % change on previous year -0.5%
1850 0.51 % change on previous year -0.6%
1851 3.59 % change on previous year +604.3%
1852 3.59 % change on previous year -0.0%
1853 3.59 % change on previous year -0.0%
1854 3.59 % change on previous year -0.0%
1855 3.59 % change on previous year -0.0%
1856 3.58 % change on previous year -0.0%
1857 3.58 % change on previous year -0.0%
1858 3.58 % change on previous year -0.0%
1859 3.58 % change on previous year -0.0%
1860 3.58 % change on previous year -0.0%
1861 2.77 % change on previous year -22.7%
1862 2.78 % change on previous year +0.4%
1863 2.79 % change on previous year +0.4%
1864 2.8 % change on previous year +0.3%
1865 2.81 % change on previous year +0.3%
1866 2.82 % change on previous year +0.3%
1867 2.82 % change on previous year +0.3%
1868 2.83 % change on previous year +0.3%
1869 2.84 % change on previous year +0.3%
1870 2.85 % change on previous year +0.3%
1871 2.76 % change on previous year -3.3%
1872 2.73 % change on previous year -0.9%
1873 2.75 % change on previous year +0.4%
1874 2.76 % change on previous year +0.4%
1875 2.77 % change on previous year +0.4%
1876 2.78 % change on previous year +0.4%
1877 2.79 % change on previous year +0.4%
1878 2.8 % change on previous year +0.3%
1879 2.81 % change on previous year +0.3%
1880 2.81 % change on previous year +0.3%
1881 -1.56 % change on previous year -155.5%
1882 3.95 % change on previous year -353.0%
1883 3.96 % change on previous year +0.2%
1884 3.97 % change on previous year +0.2%
1885 3.98 % change on previous year +0.2%
1886 3.99 % change on previous year +0.2%
1887 3.99 % change on previous year +0.2%
1888 4 % change on previous year +0.2%
1889 4.01 % change on previous year +0.2%
1890 4.02 % change on previous year +0.2%
1891 0.0876 % change on previous year -97.8%
1892 0.1077 % change on previous year +22.8%
1893 0.1183 % change on previous year +9.9%
1894 0.1282 % change on previous year +8.4%
1895 0.1387 % change on previous year +8.2%
1896 0.5299 % change on previous year +281.9%
1897 0.5399 % change on previous year +1.9%
1898 0.5497 % change on previous year +1.8%
1899 0.5587 % change on previous year +1.6%
1900 0.5674 % change on previous year +1.6%
1901 -0.1904 % change on previous year -133.6%
1902 1.87 % change on previous year -1082.9%
1903 1.83 % change on previous year -2.2%
1904 1.79 % change on previous year -2.1%
1905 1.76 % change on previous year -2.1%
1906 1.72 % change on previous year -2.0%
1907 1.69 % change on previous year -2.0%
1908 1.65 % change on previous year -2.0%
1909 1.62 % change on previous year -1.9%
1910 1.59 % change on previous year -1.9%
1911 -0.4626 % change on previous year -129.1%
1912 -0.442 % change on previous year -4.5%
1913 -0.4168 % change on previous year -5.7%
1914 -0.3926 % change on previous year -5.8%
1915 -0.3704 % change on previous year -5.6%
1916 -0.3499 % change on previous year -5.6%
1917 -0.3297 % change on previous year -5.8%
1918 -0.3105 % change on previous year -5.8%
1919 -0.2936 % change on previous year -5.4%
1920 -0.2766 % change on previous year -5.8%
1921 -0.7058 % change on previous year +155.2%
1922 -1.87 % change on previous year +164.3%
1923 -1.25 % change on previous year -33.0%
1924 -1.22 % change on previous year -2.4%
1925 -1.19 % change on previous year -2.3%
1926 -2.57 % change on previous year +115.6%
1927 -1.13 % change on previous year -56.0%
1928 -1.11 % change on previous year -1.9%
1929 -2.48 % change on previous year +123.5%
1930 -1.06 % change on previous year -57.3%
1931 0.0459 % change on previous year -104.3%
1932 -2.14 % change on previous year -4766.6%
1933 -1.7 % change on previous year -20.7%
1934 -1.66 % change on previous year -2.1%
1935 -1.63 % change on previous year -2.0%
1936 -1.6 % change on previous year -1.8%
1937 -1.57 % change on previous year -1.7%
1938 -1.55 % change on previous year -1.6%
1939 -1.53 % change on previous year -1.5%
1940 -1.51 % change on previous year -1.4%
1941 -2.23 % change on previous year +47.9%
1942 -2.37 % change on previous year +6.3%
1943 -2.34 % change on previous year -1.0%
1944 -2.33 % change on previous year -0.7%
1945 -3.59 % change on previous year +54.2%
1946 -2.31 % change on previous year -35.7%
1947 -7.49 % change on previous year +224.3%
1948 -7.8 % change on previous year +4.2%
1949 -8.17 % change on previous year +4.7%
1950 -7.05 % change on previous year -13.7%
1951 -2.16 % change on previous year -69.3%
1952 -2.92 % change on previous year +35.1%
1953 -3.6 % change on previous year +23.2%
1954 -4.22 % change on previous year +17.3%
1955 -4.8 % change on previous year +13.8%
1956 -5.29 % change on previous year +10.0%
1957 -5.88 % change on previous year +11.3%
1958 -6.53 % change on previous year +11.1%
1959 -7.27 % change on previous year +11.4%
1960 -8.13 % change on previous year +11.8%
1961 -9.31 % change on previous year +14.5%
1962 103.91 % change on previous year -1215.8%
1963 -5.78 % change on previous year -105.6%
1964 -6.1 % change on previous year +5.4%
1965 0.8067 % change on previous year -113.2%
1966 6.94 % change on previous year +760.6%
1967 6.3 % change on previous year -9.3%
1968 23.4 % change on previous year +271.8%
1969 -14.45 % change on previous year -161.8%
1970 -5.47 % change on previous year -62.2%
1971 33.66 % change on previous year -716.0%
1972 6.7 % change on previous year -80.1%
1973 -16.26 % change on previous year -342.7%
1974 8.79 % change on previous year -154.1%
1975 -3.65 % change on previous year -141.5%
1976 -9.29 % change on previous year +154.5%
1977 14.35 % change on previous year -254.4%
1978 15.9 % change on previous year +10.8%
1979 5.07 % change on previous year -68.1%
1980 0.8371 % change on previous year -83.5%
1981 -9.48 % change on previous year -1232.3%
1982 4.72 % change on previous year -149.7%
1983 2.86 % change on previous year -39.3%
1984 9.73 % change on previous year +240.1%
1985 25.7 % change on previous year +164.0%
1986 -29.53 % change on previous year -214.9%
1987 -2.21 % change on previous year -92.5%
1988 16.57 % change on previous year -850.1%
1989 1.99 % change on previous year -88.0%
1990 38.01 % change on previous year +1807.2%
1991 -1.59 % change on previous year -104.2%
1992 4.22 % change on previous year -365.9%
1993 1.98 % change on previous year -53.0%
1994 1.43 % change on previous year -27.7%
1995 16.32 % change on previous year +1038.0%
1996 8.81 % change on previous year -46.0%
1997 -0.2783 % change on previous year -103.2%
1998 -0.2249 % change on previous year -19.2%
1999 105.79 % change on previous year -47131.8%
2000 3.01 % change on previous year -97.2%
2001 1.93 % change on previous year -35.9%
2002 -0.3156 % change on previous year -116.4%
2003 1.94 % change on previous year -714.1%
2004 -2.81 % change on previous year -244.9%
2005 0.3295 % change on previous year -111.7%
2006 -0.6573 % change on previous year -299.5%
2007 5.03 % change on previous year -865.6%
2008 2.42 % change on previous year -51.9%
2009 3.49 % change on previous year +44.2%
2010 1.49 % change on previous year -57.3%
2011 4.49 % change on previous year +201.1%
2012 -6 % change on previous year -233.8%
2013 -1.62 % change on previous year -73.0%
2014 1.26 % change on previous year -177.8%
2015 0.9432 % change on previous year -25.1%
2016 -3.82 % change on previous year -505.1%
2017 -1.59 % change on previous year -58.4%
2018 -0.288 % change on previous year -81.9%
2019 -1.09 % change on previous year +278.1%
2020 -2.4 % change on previous year +120.3%
2021 -1.01 % change on previous year -57.7%
2022 -2.12 % change on previous year +109.3%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's -2.12 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5856 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's -2.12 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.94 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +47131.8% -0.2249 % change on previous year 105.79 % change on previous year
1932 -4766.6% 0.0459 % change on previous year -2.14 % change on previous year
1990 +1807.2% 1.99 % change on previous year 38.01 % change on previous year
1981 -1232.3% 0.8371 % change on previous year -9.48 % change on previous year
1962 +1215.8% -9.31 % change on previous year 103.91 % change on previous year
1902 +1082.9% -0.1904 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.5109 % change on previous year 0.5006 % change on previous year 0.5214 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.5088 % change on previous year 0.4977 % change on previous year 0.5208 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.508 % change on previous year 0.4971 % change on previous year 0.5201 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.5069 % change on previous year 0.4958 % change on previous year 0.519 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.5057 % change on previous year 0.4948 % change on previous year 0.5178 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.5042 % change on previous year 0.4938 % change on previous year 0.5161 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.5278 % change on previous year 0.4923 % change on previous year 0.5438 % change on previous year 10
1820s 0.5284 % change on previous year 0.5173 % change on previous year 0.5416 % change on previous year 10
1830s 0.5262 % change on previous year 0.5153 % change on previous year 0.5394 % change on previous year 10
1840s 0.5234 % change on previous year 0.5126 % change on previous year 0.5367 % change on previous year 10
1850s 3.28 % change on previous year 0.51 % change on previous year 3.59 % change on previous year 10
1860s 2.88 % change on previous year 2.77 % change on previous year 3.58 % change on previous year 10
1870s 2.78 % change on previous year 2.73 % change on previous year 2.85 % change on previous year 10
1880s 3.31 % change on previous year -1.56 % change on previous year 4.01 % change on previous year 10
1890s 0.6775 % change on previous year 0.0876 % change on previous year 4.02 % change on previous year 10
1900s 1.43 % change on previous year -0.1904 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year 10
1910s -0.1779 % change on previous year -0.4626 % change on previous year 1.59 % change on previous year 10
1920s -1.38 % change on previous year -2.57 % change on previous year -0.2766 % change on previous year 10
1930s -1.44 % change on previous year -2.14 % change on previous year 0.0459 % change on previous year 10
1940s -4.01 % change on previous year -8.17 % change on previous year -1.51 % change on previous year 10
1950s -4.97 % change on previous year -7.27 % change on previous year -2.16 % change on previous year 10
1960s 9.76 % change on previous year -14.45 % change on previous year 103.91 % change on previous year 10
1970s 4.98 % change on previous year -16.26 % change on previous year 33.66 % change on previous year 10
1980s 2.12 % change on previous year -29.53 % change on previous year 25.7 % change on previous year 10
1990s 17.45 % change on previous year -1.59 % change on previous year 105.79 % change on previous year 10
2000s 1.44 % change on previous year -2.81 % change on previous year 5.03 % change on previous year 10
2010s -0.6229 % change on previous year -6 % change on previous year 4.49 % change on previous year 10
2020s -1.84 % change on previous year -2.4 % change on previous year -1.01 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

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  3. 172 Denmark -2.02 % change on previous year compare
  4. 174 Thailand -2.13 % change on previous year compare
  5. 175 Samoa -2.19 % change on previous year compare
  6. 176 New Caledonia -2.25 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Vanuatu was -2.12 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 105.79 % change on previous year in 1999.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was -29.53 % change on previous year in 1986.
How does Vanuatu rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.