Per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Per capita methane emissions was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
90th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1976
All-time low
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu, 1850–2024
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 methane emissions in Vanuatu stood at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu peaked at 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 87 Austria 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Belgium 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 Finland 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Tonga 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 92 Guatemala 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Singapore 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Vanuatu?
- Per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu was 1.01 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 methane emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Vanuatu ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.