Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -4.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Vanuatu, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu is -4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and down 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu peaked at 47.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.7% | — |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +172.4% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +69.9% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -30.3% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +28.8% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +80.6% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -33.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -73.0% |
| 2017 | -0.9% | -111.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -115.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +600.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +96.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +56.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +23.3% |
| 2023 | -3.1% | -183.0% |
| 2024 | -4.0% | +30.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +600.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | -183.0% | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | +172.4% | 3.7% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 3.7% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 14.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | -0.9% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -4.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 152 Greece -3.5% compare
- 153 Switzerland -3.7% compare
- 154 United States Virgin Islands -4.0% compare
- 156 New Zealand -7.1% compare
- 157 Fiji -7.6% compare
- 158 Saint Lucia -8.1% compare
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 methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu was -4.0% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Vanuatu ranks 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.