Human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate was -12.17 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate in Vanuatu is -12.17 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 349.7% on the previous year and down 591.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate in Vanuatu peaked at 39.86 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -20.92 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Vanuatu ranks 214th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 39.86 % change on previous year | +360.1% |
| 2001 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2002 | -11.58 % change on previous year | -323.4% |
| 2003 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 2004 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -214.7% |
| 2005 | -5.31 % change on previous year | +176.7% |
| 2006 | -7.37 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 22.93 % change on previous year | -410.9% |
| 2008 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 2009 | -17.43 % change on previous year | -349.2% |
| 2010 | 29.03 % change on previous year | -266.5% |
| 2011 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 2012 | -12.42 % change on previous year | -302.4% |
| 2013 | 18.58 % change on previous year | -249.6% |
| 2014 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2015 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -278.9% |
| 2016 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -242.7% |
| 2017 | 12.67 % change on previous year | +100.7% |
| 2018 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 2019 | -18.84 % change on previous year | +224.9% |
| 2020 | -20.92 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2021 | -0.8721 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 2022 | 26.39 % change on previous year | -3126.4% |
| 2023 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2024 | -12.17 % change on previous year | -349.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -12.17 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.67 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -12.17 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -5.84 % change on previous year, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +3126.4% | -0.8721 % change on previous year | 26.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.66 % change on previous year | 8.66 % change on previous year | 8.66 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.3 % change on previous year | -17.43 % change on previous year | 39.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 % change on previous year | -18.84 % change on previous year | 29.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5389 % change on previous year | -20.92 % change on previous year | 26.39 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 211 Guernsey -11.63 % change on previous year compare
- 212 East Timor -11.83 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Cayman Islands -12.1 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Tunisia -12.18 % change on previous year compare
- 216 Andorra -13.11 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Solomon Islands -13.13 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0343 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.9436 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate in Vanuatu?
- Human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate in Vanuatu was -12.17 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 39.86 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.92 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 214th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 591.8%. 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 Human caused air pollution exposure, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Human caused air pollution exposure. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Human caused air pollution exposure Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Human caused air pollution exposure. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.