Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Vanuatu, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Vanuatu stood at 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Vanuatu peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Vanuatu ranks 112th of 200 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +38.1% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -46.1% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +54.4% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Vanuatu?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Vanuatu was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Vanuatu ranks 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.