Per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Per capita methane emissions was 1.01 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
90th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.44
in 1976
All-time low
1.01
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu stood at 1.01. 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 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.05 | — |
| 1851 | 2.04 | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 2.03 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 2.02 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 2.02 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 2.01 | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 2 | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 1.99 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 1.99 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 1.98 | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 1.97 | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 1.96 | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 1.95 | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 1.94 | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 1.93 | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 1.92 | -0.6% |
| 1866 | 1.91 | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 1.89 | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.88 | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.87 | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 1871 | 1.85 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 1.84 | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.83 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.82 | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 1.81 | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 1.8 | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 1.79 | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 1.78 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 1.76 | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 1.75 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 1.74 | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.7 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 1.69 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.68 | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 1.68 | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 1.67 | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 1.66 | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 1.64 | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 1896 | 1.61 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 1.6 | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 1.59 | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 1.58 | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 1.56 | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 1.54 | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 1.53 | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 1.52 | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 1.52 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 1.51 | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 1.5 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 1.5 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 1.5 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 1.51 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 1.52 | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 1.54 | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 1.57 | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 1.59 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 1.61 | +1.4% |
| 1917 | 1.63 | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 1.65 | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 1.67 | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 1.69 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 1.7 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 1.71 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 1.71 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 1.71 | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 1.72 | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 1.72 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 1.76 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 1.78 | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 1.81 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 1.85 | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 1.89 | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 1.92 | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 1.94 | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 1.95 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 1.96 | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 1.96 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 1.96 | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 1.94 | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 1.92 | -1.2% |
| 1943 | 1.89 | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 1.85 | -1.7% |
| 1945 | 1.82 | -1.8% |
| 1946 | 1.79 | -1.8% |
| 1947 | 1.75 | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 1.72 | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 1.68 | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 1.63 | -2.7% |
| 1951 | 1.62 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 1.61 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 1.6 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 1.58 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 1.57 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.55 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 1.52 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 1.5 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 1.47 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 1.45 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 1.51 | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 1.6 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 1.77 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 1.81 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.87 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.97 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 2.02 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.08 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 2.12 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.11 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.24 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 2.2 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.35 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 2.38 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.41 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.44 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.29 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 2.15 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.05 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.99 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.95 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.96 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.97 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.94 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.97 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.97 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.97 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.91 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.91 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 2.02 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.08 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.15 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.14 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.06 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.02 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.99 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.99 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.86 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.73 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.71 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.93 | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 1.91 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.76 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.77 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.77 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.54 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 1.26 | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 | -1.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.01 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.01 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.01 | 1.98 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.62 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.53 | 1.5 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.58 | 1.5 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.83 | 1.68 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.57 | 1.47 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.82 | 1.45 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.26 | 2.05 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 | 1.91 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 | 1.99 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 | 1.69 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.1 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 645.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 490.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5852 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1064 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu?
- Per capita methane emissions in Vanuatu was 1.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 1976.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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