Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Vanuatu

Greenhouse gas emissions in Vanuatu were 1.9 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Vanuatu, 2024 1.9 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −0.8% 2023: 1.9 t CO2e per person
World, 2024 6.4 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 150th of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Vanuatu over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period VanuatuWorld
2024 1.9 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2023 1.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2022 2.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2021 2.2 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2020 2.1 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2019 2.0 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2018 2.1 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2017 1.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2016 2.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2015 2.4 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2014 2.7 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2013 2.7 t CO2e per person 6.5 t CO2e per person
2012 2.7 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2011 2.9 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2010 2.8 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2009 2.8 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2008 2.9 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2007 3.0 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2006 2.5 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2005 2.5 t CO2e per person 6.0 t CO2e per person
2004 2.6 t CO2e per person 5.9 t CO2e per person
2003 2.7 t CO2e per person 5.8 t CO2e per person
2002 2.6 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2001 2.7 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2000 2.8 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8% from 1.9 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2.7 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −28.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Vanuatu has the 150th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Vanuatu
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database