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Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 1972. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1972)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.557 tonnes per person
in 1967
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1969
Years of data
11
1962–1972

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Vanuatu, 1962–1972

00.20.40.61962196719721962: 0.161 tonnes per person1963: 0.094 tonnes per person1964: 0.431 tonnes per person1965: 0.197 tonnes per person1966: 0.526 tonnes per person1967: 0.557 tonnes per person1968: 0.09 tonnes per person1969: 0 tonnes per person1970: 0 tonnes per person1971: 0 tonnes per person1972: 0 tonnes per person

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 1972. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Vanuatu peaked at 0.557 tonnes per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1969.

Vanuatu ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2571 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.557 tonnes per person 8
1970s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

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  4. 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
  5. 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
  6. 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
  7. 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
  8. 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  9. 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
  10. 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
  11. 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
  12. 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
  13. 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
  14. 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
  15. 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
  16. 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
  17. 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  18. 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
  19. 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
  20. 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
  21. 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
  22. 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
  23. 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
  24. 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
  25. 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
  26. 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
  27. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
  28. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
  29. 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
  30. 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
  31. 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
  32. 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  33. 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  34. 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
  35. 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person compare
  36. 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
  37. 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
  38. 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
  39. 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Vanuatu?
Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Vanuatu was 0 tonnes per person in 1972, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.557 tonnes per person in 1967.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1969.
How does Vanuatu rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1972.
Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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