Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
160th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1967
All-time low
0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1908
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu, 1850–2024

0.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu stood at 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu peaked at 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1908.

That places Vanuatu 160th out of 198 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.

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu, 1850 to 2024.
Year tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Change
1850 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1851 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1852 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1853 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1854 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1855 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1856 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1857 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1858 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.0%
1859 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.0%
1860 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.0%
1861 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1862 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1863 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1864 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1865 0.1682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1866 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1867 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1868 0.1672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1869 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1870 0.1666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1871 0.1663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.2%
1872 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1873 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1874 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1875 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1876 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1877 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1878 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1879 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1880 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1881 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.9%
1882 0.1644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1883 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1884 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1885 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1886 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1887 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.3%
1888 0.1666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.3%
1889 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.3%
1890 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.4%
1891 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1892 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1893 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1894 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1895 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1896 0.1619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.5%
1897 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.5%
1898 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.5%
1899 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.5%
1900 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.5%
1901 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1902 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1903 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1904 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1905 0.1573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1906 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1907 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1908 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.1%
1909 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.3%
1910 0.1585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.7%
1911 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.5%
1912 0.1608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.9%
1913 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.4%
1914 0.1652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.4%
1915 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.4%
1916 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.4%
1917 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.4%
1918 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.3%
1919 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.1%
1920 0.1779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.9%
1921 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.6%
1922 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1923 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.0%
1924 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.0%
1925 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.0%
1926 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.3%
1927 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1928 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1929 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.1%
1930 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.8%
1931 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.5%
1932 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.3%
1933 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.9%
1934 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.9%
1935 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.9%
1936 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.0%
1937 0.2044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.0%
1938 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.0%
1939 0.2117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.6%
1940 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.1%
1941 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.9%
1942 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.5%
1943 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1944 0.2179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1945 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.0%
1946 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.2%
1947 0.217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.6%
1948 0.2158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.5%
1949 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.9%
1950 0.2116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.1%
1951 0.2145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.4%
1952 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.4%
1953 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.2%
1954 0.2224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.1%
1955 0.2244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.9%
1956 0.2263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.8%
1957 0.2277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.6%
1958 0.2286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.4%
1959 0.2296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.4%
1960 0.2306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.4%
1961 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.5%
1962 0.826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +256.3%
1963 0.7065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -14.5%
1964 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +55.8%
1965 0.8801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -20.0%
1966 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +41.5%
1967 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +5.1%
1968 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -23.0%
1969 0.7672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -23.9%
1970 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -8.0%
1971 0.9077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +28.6%
1972 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.5%
1973 0.8358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -10.2%
1974 0.8979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +7.4%
1975 0.8055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -10.3%
1976 0.6838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -15.1%
1977 0.7424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +8.6%
1978 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +7.0%
1979 0.8155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.7%
1980 0.8057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1981 0.7004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -13.1%
1982 0.6924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.1%
1983 0.7134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +3.0%
1984 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.5%
1985 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +71.3%
1986 0.7125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -40.8%
1987 0.6218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -12.7%
1988 0.7482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +20.3%
1989 0.708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -5.4%
1990 0.7393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +4.4%
1991 0.729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.4%
1992 0.6888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -5.5%
1993 0.6806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.2%
1994 0.6761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.7%
1995 0.6912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.2%
1996 0.7269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +5.2%
1997 0.7412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.0%
1998 0.7342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
1999 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +6.4%
2000 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.6%
2001 0.7614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -4.0%
2002 0.7294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -4.2%
2003 0.7237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.8%
2004 0.694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -4.1%
2005 0.6873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.0%
2006 0.6817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -0.8%
2007 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.4%
2008 0.7405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +6.0%
2009 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +17.9%
2010 0.8782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +0.6%
2011 0.8981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +2.3%
2012 0.8253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -8.1%
2013 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -4.3%
2014 0.9648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +22.2%
2015 0.8527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -11.6%
2016 0.9087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +6.6%
2017 0.8588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -5.5%
2018 0.9771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +13.8%
2019 0.9239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -5.4%
2020 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +13.1%
2021 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.9%
2022 0.9624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -9.6%
2023 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person -1.9%
2024 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person +1.3%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1962 +256.3% 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1985 +71.3% 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1964 +55.8% 0.7065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1966 +41.5% 0.8801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1986 -40.8% 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
1971 +28.6% 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 0.1789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 0.812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 0.7188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 0.9945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 157 Ghana 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 158 Pakistan 0.9758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 159 Senegal 0.9651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 161 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 162 Nepal 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 163 Togo 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Vanuatu was 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1967.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1908.
How does Vanuatu rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Vanuatu ranks 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.