Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was -0.3609 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu, 1962–2024
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 -0.3609 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 49.8% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu peaked at 59.18 tonnes per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, -4.49 tonnes per person, in 2014.
That places Vanuatu 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.88 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 59.18 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 14.29 tonnes per person | 6.54 tonnes per person | 36.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.93 tonnes per person | 8.8 tonnes per person | 19.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4 tonnes per person | 10.82 tonnes per person | 21.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.66 tonnes per person | -1.06 tonnes per person | 50.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.8 tonnes per person | -4.49 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.48 tonnes per person | -2.56 tonnes per person | -0.3609 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vanuatu was -0.3609 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 including land-use change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 59.18 tonnes per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.49 tonnes per person in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Vanuatu ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.