Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.6012 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Vanuatu is 0.6012 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Vanuatu peaked at 1.07 tonnes per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3394 tonnes per person, in 2006.
That places Vanuatu 174th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7408 tonnes per person | 0.4699 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.5568 tonnes per person | 0.4252 tonnes per person | 0.6802 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4884 tonnes per person | 0.3472 tonnes per person | 0.9274 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.3814 tonnes per person | 0.4454 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3948 tonnes per person | 0.3394 tonnes per person | 0.5195 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5302 tonnes per person | 0.4319 tonnes per person | 0.6165 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 tonnes per person | 0.5882 tonnes per person | 0.7067 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 relative to the global average in Vanuatu?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Vanuatu was 0.6012 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 relative to the global average recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 tonnes per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3394 tonnes per person in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Vanuatu ranks 174th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.