Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 87.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vanuatu, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 87.7% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vanuatu peaked at 94.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2012.
Vanuatu ranks 37th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.3% | 78.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 84.1% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 73.9% | 87.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.5% compare
- 35 Sweden 89.2% compare
- 36 Nicaragua 88.6% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 87.5% compare
- 39 Wallis and Futuna 85.8% compare
- 40 Cameroon 84.4% compare
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 335,169 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Urban population 74,816 (2025)
- Urban population 22.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6012 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.55 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6012 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6012 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vanuatu?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vanuatu was 87.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2012.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Vanuatu ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.