Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Farm gate — Emissions per capita was 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, farm gate — emissions per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.86 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 2.58 t CO2eq/cap in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.48 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.49 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.34 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.3 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.11 t CO2eq/cap | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.94 t CO2eq/cap | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.89 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.92 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2 t CO2eq/cap | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 2.18 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.96 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 1.27 t CO2eq/cap | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.86 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.75 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.86 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.81 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 1.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2.2 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 t CO2eq/cap | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 94 Albania 0.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 94 Cuba 0.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.87 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 98 Peru 0.84 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 98 Portugal 0.84 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 100 Türkiye 0.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 100 Viet Nam 0.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 100 Turkey 0.83 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 100 Vietnam 0.83 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 farm gate — emissions per capita in Vanuatu?
- Farm gate — emissions per capita in Vanuatu was 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.