Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.0045 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0045 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0045 Mt CO2e in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.001 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 178th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0045 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.302 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0045 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 Mt CO2e, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Vanuatu?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Vanuatu was 0.0045 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Vanuatu ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).