What is emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu?

Emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu was 1,502 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Vanuatu?

The highest recorded value was 1,767 tonnes in 2011.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Vanuatu?

The lowest recorded value was 8.23 tonnes in 1750.

How does Vanuatu rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Vanuatu ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vanuatu: Emissions of air pollutants was 1,502 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

1,502 tonnes

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

200th

of 220 countries

All-time high

1,767 tonnes

in 2011

All-time low

8.23 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu stood at 1,502 tonnes.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu peaked at 1,767 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.23 tonnes, in 1750.

Vanuatu ranks 200th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	8.43 tonnes	8.23 tonnes	8.62 tonnes	10
1760s	8.87 tonnes	8.67 tonnes	9.08 tonnes	10
1770s	9.34 tonnes	9.12 tonnes	9.56 tonnes	10
1780s	9.83 tonnes	9.6 tonnes	10.06 tonnes	10
1790s	10.35 tonnes	10.11 tonnes	10.59 tonnes	10
1800s	11.05 tonnes	10.64 tonnes	11.47 tonnes	10
1810s	12.02 tonnes	11.56 tonnes	12.49 tonnes	10
1820s	13.09 tonnes	12.59 tonnes	13.59 tonnes	10
1830s	14.23 tonnes	13.7 tonnes	14.77 tonnes	10
1840s	15.46 tonnes	14.89 tonnes	16.04 tonnes	10
1850s	16.93 tonnes	16.17 tonnes	17.72 tonnes	10
1860s	18.89 tonnes	17.91 tonnes	19.9 tonnes	10
1870s	21.23 tonnes	20.14 tonnes	22.35 tonnes	10
1880s	23.85 tonnes	22.61 tonnes	25.29 tonnes	10
1890s	26.72 tonnes	25.65 tonnes	27.85 tonnes	10
1900s	29.83 tonnes	28.1 tonnes	31.71 tonnes	10
1910s	33.65 tonnes	32.15 tonnes	35.18 tonnes	10
1920s	37.45 tonnes	35.53 tonnes	39.61 tonnes	10
1930s	39.31 tonnes	38.74 tonnes	39.66 tonnes	10
1940s	40.08 tonnes	39.48 tonnes	41.81 tonnes	10
1950s	52.56 tonnes	42.56 tonnes	63.29 tonnes	10
1960s	237.36 tonnes	65.62 tonnes	368.12 tonnes	10
1970s	1,164 tonnes	288.11 tonnes	1,484 tonnes	10
1980s	972.24 tonnes	529.8 tonnes	1,479 tonnes	10
1990s	854.16 tonnes	739.43 tonnes	986.17 tonnes	10
2000s	1,389 tonnes	1,158 tonnes	1,578 tonnes	10
2010s	1,626 tonnes	1,480 tonnes	1,767 tonnes	10
2020s	1,479 tonnes	1,450 tonnes	1,502 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

197 Dominica 1,910 tonnes compare
198 Solomon Islands 1,764 tonnes compare
199 Samoa 1,763 tonnes compare
201 United States Virgin Islands 1,383 tonnes compare
202 Tonga 1,092 tonnes compare
203 Micronesia (country) 795.19 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Vanuatu

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6321 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1832 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0821 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu?: Emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu was 1,502 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 1,767 tonnes in 2011.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 8.23 tonnes in 1750.
How does Vanuatu rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Vanuatu ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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