Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0026 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 54.4%
World rank
158th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0026 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031990200620231990: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.003 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu stood at 0.0026 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.4% on the previous year and up 135.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, in 1993.

Vanuatu ranks 158th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0008 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0007 kt per square kilometre -6.4%
1992 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -10.2%
1993 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -6.4%
1994 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1995 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
1996 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
1997 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1998 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1999 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2000 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2001 0.0008 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
2002 0.0008 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
2003 0.0008 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2004 0.0007 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2005 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
2006 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +12.6%
2008 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +9.1%
2009 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +36.4%
2010 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
2011 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2012 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -8.0%
2013 0.0011 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
2014 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +32.4%
2015 0.0013 kt per square kilometre -11.7%
2016 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +7.5%
2017 0.0013 kt per square kilometre -7.1%
2018 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +24.5%
2019 0.0014 kt per square kilometre -10.4%
2020 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +28.6%
2021 0.002 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
2022 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -14.8%
2023 0.0026 kt per square kilometre +54.4%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.0026 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.009 kt per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.0026 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0177 kt per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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
2023 +54.4% 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 155 Afghanistan 0.0031 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 156 Djibouti 0.0027 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 157 Kenya 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 159 Paraguay 0.0025 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 160 Madagascar 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 161 Angola 0.0022 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Vanuatu rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 135.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,400 data points, 1990–2023
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Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.