Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 749.01 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Vanuatu stood at 749.01 kilograms per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 67.5% on the previous year and up 138.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Vanuatu peaked at 749.01 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 138.93 kilograms per person, in 2006.
Vanuatu ranks 103rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.48 kilograms per person | 179.47 kilograms per person | 270.14 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 195.54 kilograms per person | 138.93 kilograms per person | 343.73 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 373.79 kilograms per person | 314.35 kilograms per person | 461.1 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 571.83 kilograms per person | 447.2 kilograms per person | 749.01 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 100 Armenia 791.6 kilograms per person compare
- 101 South Africa 756.81 kilograms per person compare
- 102 Dominica 751.53 kilograms per person compare
- 104 Colombia 747.31 kilograms per person compare
- 105 China 736.95 kilograms per person compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 722.78 kilograms per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Vanuatu?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Vanuatu was 749.01 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 749.01 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.93 kilograms per person in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Vanuatu ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.