Emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu
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.
Emissions of air pollutants in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 8.23 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 8.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 8.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 8.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 8.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 8.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 8.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 8.54 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 8.58 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 8.62 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 8.67 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 8.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 8.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 8.8 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 8.85 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 8.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 8.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 8.99 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 9.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 9.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 9.12 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 9.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 9.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 9.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 9.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 9.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 9.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 9.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 9.51 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 9.56 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 9.6 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 9.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 9.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 9.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 9.91 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 9.96 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 10.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 10.06 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 10.11 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 10.16 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 10.21 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 10.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 10.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 10.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 10.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 10.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 10.53 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 10.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 10.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 10.73 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1802 | 10.82 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1803 | 10.91 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 11.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 11.1 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 11.19 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 11.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 11.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1809 | 11.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 11.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1811 | 11.67 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1812 | 11.77 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1813 | 11.87 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1814 | 11.97 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1815 | 12.07 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1816 | 12.18 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 12.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 12.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 12.49 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 12.59 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 12.7 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1822 | 12.81 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1823 | 12.92 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1824 | 13.03 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1825 | 13.14 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 13.25 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 13.36 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 13.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 13.59 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 13.7 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 13.81 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 13.93 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1833 | 14.05 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 14.17 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 14.29 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 14.41 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 14.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 14.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 14.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 14.89 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 15.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 15.14 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 15.27 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 15.39 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 15.52 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 15.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 15.78 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 15.91 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 16.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 16.17 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1851 | 16.33 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 16.5 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 16.67 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 16.84 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 17.01 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 17.19 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 17.36 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 17.54 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 17.72 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 17.91 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 18.12 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 18.34 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 18.55 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 18.77 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 18.99 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 19.22 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 19.45 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 19.67 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 19.9 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 20.14 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 20.37 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 20.61 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 20.85 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 21.1 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 21.34 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 21.59 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 21.84 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 22.09 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 22.35 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 22.61 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 22.77 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 23.06 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1883 | 23.35 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1884 | 23.65 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 23.96 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 24.27 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 24.59 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 24.93 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 25.29 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 25.65 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 25.88 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 26.11 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 26.35 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 26.58 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 26.82 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 27.08 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 27.33 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 27.59 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 27.85 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 28.1 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 28.42 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 28.8 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 29.19 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 29.58 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 29.98 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 30.41 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 30.84 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1908 | 31.27 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 31.71 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 32.15 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 32.47 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 32.81 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 33.14 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 33.48 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 33.81 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1916 | 34.15 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 34.49 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1918 | 34.84 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 35.18 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 35.53 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 35.75 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 35.98 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 36.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 36.49 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 37.78 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1926 | 38.6 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 39.09 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 39.43 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 39.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 39.52 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 39.66 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 39.44 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 39.23 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 38.98 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 38.74 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 39.09 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 39.35 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 39.52 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 39.6 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 39.59 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1941 | 39.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 39.48 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1943 | 39.48 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 39.58 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 39.6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 40.08 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 40.55 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 40.97 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 41.81 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 42.56 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1951 | 44.81 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 47.03 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 49.36 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 51.51 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 53.4 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 55.4 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 57.74 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 60.48 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1959 | 63.29 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 65.62 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 72.52 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1962 | 241.52 tonnes | +233.1% |
| 1963 | 240.91 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 240.32 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 260.02 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 277.57 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 295.38 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 368.12 tonnes | +24.6% |
| 1969 | 311.58 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 288.11 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 1,054 tonnes | +265.9% |
| 1972 | 1,204 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 1,278 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 1,484 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 1,385 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 1,214 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 1,315 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 1,212 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 1,204 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,352 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 1,479 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 1,189 tonnes | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 1,126 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 1,103 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,031 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 618.42 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1987 | 529.8 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 666.22 tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1989 | 627.49 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 752.5 tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 739.43 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 801.96 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 812.69 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 831.67 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 823.99 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 908.97 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 933.54 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 950.73 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 986.17 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,249 tonnes | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 1,380 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 1,377 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,526 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 1,281 tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 1,286 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,158 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1,578 tonnes | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 1,489 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,568 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,584 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,767 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 1,522 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 1,480 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,673 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 1,687 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,675 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,601 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,658 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,611 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,450 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 1,485 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,502 tonnes | +1.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1,502 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017 tonnes, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1,502 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909 tonnes, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +265.9% | 288.11 tonnes | 1,054 tonnes |
| 1962 | +233.1% | 72.52 tonnes | 241.52 tonnes |
| 1986 | -40.0% | 1,031 tonnes | 618.42 tonnes |
| 2007 | +36.3% | 1,158 tonnes | 1,578 tonnes |
| 2000 | +26.7% | 986.17 tonnes | 1,249 tonnes |
| 1988 | +25.7% | 529.8 tonnes | 666.22 tonnes |
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 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.