emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.018 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.018 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0306 tonnes per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1962 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +98.2% |
| 1963 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 1987 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +101.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.018 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.018 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +101.6% | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0304 tonnes per person |
| 1962 | +98.2% | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +34.6% | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0265 tonnes per person | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.018 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 tonnes per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.