Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
137th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.0%
in 1939
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vanuatu, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1939.
Vanuatu ranks 137th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +300.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +97.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +55.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +37.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +27.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +22.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 17% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +300.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1941 | +97.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1942 | +55.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1943 | +37.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1944 | +27.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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 |
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- 138 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 139 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
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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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vanuatu?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1939.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Vanuatu ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.