Energy — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.69 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.72 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.27 t CO2eq/cap, in 2006.
Vanuatu ranks 178th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | +85.2% |
| 2008 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.69 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.69 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.52 t CO2eq/cap, 20% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +85.2% | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.476 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.448 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 175 Pakistan 0.77 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Zambia 0.73 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 177 Myanmar 0.72 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 178 Benin 0.69 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 180 Bangladesh 0.67 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 181 Timor-Leste 0.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 181 East Timor 0.66 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 energy — emissions per capita in Vanuatu?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Vanuatu was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 178th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.