Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Vanuatu, 1962–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Vanuatu stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Vanuatu ranks 195th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +79.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -26.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +54.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -29.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -33.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +39.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -23.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +112.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -52.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +39.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +42.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +112.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1964 | +79.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 193 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 194 Palau 0.0% compare
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 197 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Vanuatu?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Vanuatu was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Vanuatu ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.