Total ghg emissions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total ghg emissions was 478,798 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
478,798
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
181st
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.89 million
in 2003
All-time low
110,707
in 1856
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Vanuatu, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, total ghg emissions in Vanuatu stood at 478,798.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Vanuatu peaked at 4.89 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 110,707, in 1856.
That places Vanuatu 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total ghg emissions in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 123,204 | — |
| 1851 | 122,664 | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 116,736 | -4.8% |
| 1853 | 112,284 | -3.8% |
| 1854 | 114,752 | +2.2% |
| 1855 | 122,284 | +6.6% |
| 1856 | 110,707 | -9.5% |
| 1857 | 116,843 | +5.5% |
| 1858 | 112,235 | -3.9% |
| 1859 | 128,292 | +14.3% |
| 1860 | 118,152 | -7.9% |
| 1861 | 114,533 | -3.1% |
| 1862 | 120,292 | +5.0% |
| 1863 | 113,154 | -5.9% |
| 1864 | 126,118 | +11.5% |
| 1865 | 118,808 | -5.8% |
| 1866 | 121,845 | +2.6% |
| 1867 | 118,959 | -2.4% |
| 1868 | 131,672 | +10.7% |
| 1869 | 121,842 | -7.5% |
| 1870 | 128,357 | +5.3% |
| 1871 | 123,155 | -4.1% |
| 1872 | 137,447 | +11.6% |
| 1873 | 127,626 | -7.1% |
| 1874 | 135,754 | +6.4% |
| 1875 | 142,771 | +5.2% |
| 1876 | 141,018 | -1.2% |
| 1877 | 147,014 | +4.3% |
| 1878 | 135,755 | -7.7% |
| 1879 | 142,008 | +4.6% |
| 1880 | 145,178 | +2.2% |
| 1881 | 149,474 | +3.0% |
| 1882 | 153,566 | +2.7% |
| 1883 | 148,891 | -3.0% |
| 1884 | 156,876 | +5.4% |
| 1885 | 156,748 | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 160,369 | +2.3% |
| 1887 | 162,064 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 151,504 | -6.5% |
| 1889 | 172,817 | +14.1% |
| 1890 | 175,926 | +1.8% |
| 1891 | 173,623 | -1.3% |
| 1892 | 171,898 | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 172,972 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 166,448 | -3.8% |
| 1895 | 175,787 | +5.6% |
| 1896 | 182,761 | +4.0% |
| 1897 | 177,416 | -2.9% |
| 1898 | 182,810 | +3.0% |
| 1899 | 178,958 | -2.1% |
| 1900 | 179,855 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 188,881 | +5.0% |
| 1902 | 191,660 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 190,058 | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 201,784 | +6.2% |
| 1905 | 200,981 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 206,200 | +2.6% |
| 1907 | 205,081 | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 203,999 | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 214,457 | +5.1% |
| 1910 | 221,946 | +3.5% |
| 1911 | 219,152 | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 223,291 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 226,427 | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 230,847 | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 233,039 | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 234,764 | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 238,213 | +1.5% |
| 1918 | 242,020 | +1.6% |
| 1919 | 250,452 | +3.5% |
| 1920 | 245,401 | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 247,751 | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 250,509 | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 251,372 | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 255,982 | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 259,590 | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 258,386 | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 260,501 | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 264,468 | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 264,893 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 267,702 | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 268,557 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 266,692 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 272,522 | +2.2% |
| 1934 | 272,362 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 267,096 | -1.9% |
| 1936 | 279,102 | +4.5% |
| 1937 | 266,984 | -4.3% |
| 1938 | 273,154 | +2.3% |
| 1939 | 270,805 | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 1.91 million | +606.0% |
| 1941 | 2.51 million | +31.3% |
| 1942 | 2.86 million | +13.9% |
| 1943 | 3.04 million | +6.2% |
| 1944 | 3.22 million | +5.9% |
| 1945 | 3.35 million | +4.2% |
| 1946 | 3.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 3.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 3.50 million | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 3.61 million | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 2.30 million | -36.3% |
| 1951 | 1.78 million | -22.5% |
| 1952 | 1.61 million | -9.5% |
| 1953 | 1.49 million | -7.6% |
| 1954 | 1.34 million | -9.8% |
| 1955 | 1.26 million | -6.1% |
| 1956 | 1.13 million | -10.2% |
| 1957 | 1.17 million | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.04 million | -11.4% |
| 1959 | 1.00 million | -3.6% |
| 1960 | 768,727 | -23.2% |
| 1961 | 730,460 | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 664,355 | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 622,025 | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 2.24 million | +260.5% |
| 1965 | 1.19 million | -47.0% |
| 1966 | 946,024 | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 845,581 | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 774,164 | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 2.10 million | +171.0% |
| 1970 | 1.25 million | -40.3% |
| 1971 | 1.00 million | -19.8% |
| 1972 | 920,297 | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 914,182 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.06 million | +125.8% |
| 1975 | 1.25 million | -39.6% |
| 1976 | 1.18 million | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 858,557 | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million | +43.4% |
| 1981 | 1.21 million | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.42 million | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million | -25.5% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 1.65 million | +31.6% |
| 1986 | 1.52 million | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 1.78 million | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.70 million | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.73 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.53 million | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.42 million | +58.5% |
| 1995 | 1.84 million | -24.2% |
| 1996 | 1.59 million | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 2.12 million | +33.9% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 1.79 million | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 2.26 million | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 1.83 million | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 1.76 million | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.89 million | +178.1% |
| 2004 | 3.64 million | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 2.76 million | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 1.52 million | -31.4% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 948,585 | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 709,974 | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 666,050 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 570,675 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 463,873 | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 307,328 | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 155,377 | -49.4% |
| 2017 | 912,375 | +487.2% |
| 2018 | 536,817 | -41.2% |
| 2019 | 275,461 | -48.7% |
| 2020 | 241,859 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 227,363 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 352,901 | +55.2% |
| 2023 | 429,652 | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 478,798 | +11.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 478,798 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.71 million, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 478,798 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.18 million, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg emissions 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 | +606.0% | 270,805 | 1.91 million |
| 2017 | +487.2% | 155,377 | 912,375 |
| 1964 | +260.5% | 622,025 | 2.24 million |
| 2003 | +178.1% | 1.76 million | 4.89 million |
| 1969 | +171.0% | 774,164 | 2.10 million |
| 1974 | +125.8% | 914,182 | 2.06 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 118,000 | 110,707 | 128,292 | 10 |
| 1860s | 120,538 | 113,154 | 131,672 | 10 |
| 1870s | 136,090 | 123,155 | 147,014 | 10 |
| 1880s | 155,749 | 145,178 | 172,817 | 10 |
| 1890s | 175,860 | 166,448 | 182,810 | 10 |
| 1900s | 198,296 | 179,855 | 214,457 | 10 |
| 1910s | 232,015 | 219,152 | 250,452 | 10 |
| 1920s | 255,885 | 245,401 | 264,893 | 10 |
| 1930s | 270,498 | 266,692 | 279,102 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.09 million | 1.91 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.41 million | 1.00 million | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 million | 622,025 | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 million | 858,557 | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 million | 1.06 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.80 million | 1.53 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 million | 1.22 million | 4.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 554,652 | 155,377 | 948,585 | 10 |
| 2020s | 346,115 | 227,363 | 478,798 | 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 total ghg emissions in Vanuatu?
- Total ghg emissions in Vanuatu was 478,798 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,707 in 1856.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total ghg emissions?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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