Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.0017 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Vanuatu is 0.0017 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0017 Mt CO2e in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 179th out of 194 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0017 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0422 Mt CO2e, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0017 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0502 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +100.0% | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 0.0008 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 176 Gabon 0.002 Mt CO2e compare
- 177 Aruba 0.0019 Mt CO2e compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 0.0019 Mt CO2e compare
- 180 Belize 0.0013 Mt CO2e compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0013 Mt CO2e compare
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0012 Mt CO2e compare
- 182 Cayman Islands 0.0012 Mt CO2e 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Vanuatu?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Vanuatu was 0.0017 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 transport (energy) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Vanuatu ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).