Share of cumulative co2 in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.0003 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative co2 in Vanuatu, 1962–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0003 for share of cumulative co2 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0003 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1962.
That places Vanuatu 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cumulative co2 in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | +76.3% |
| 1964 | 0 | +79.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 | +30.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 | +37.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 | +28.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 | +1.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0003 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0003 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0134, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +79.3% | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | +76.3% | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | +37.5% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| 1965 | +30.9% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 1967 | +28.2% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 cumulative co2 in Vanuatu?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Vanuatu was 0.0003 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1962.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Vanuatu ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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