Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 1.95 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Vanuatu is 1.95 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 4.22 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.95 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8 t CO2eq/cap | 3.43 t CO2eq/cap | 4.22 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2.68 t CO2eq/cap | 3.35 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 t CO2eq/cap | 1.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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More climate change data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0038 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Vanuatu?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Vanuatu was 1.95 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Land-use change — 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.