Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.0039 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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 0.0039 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0039 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 170 French Polynesia 0.0057 Mt CO2e compare
- 171 Barbados 0.0055 Mt CO2e compare
- 172 New Caledonia 0.0053 Mt CO2e compare
- 174 Samoa 0.0035 Mt CO2e compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 0.0033 Mt CO2e compare
- 176 Guam 0.0027 Mt CO2e compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Vanuatu?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Vanuatu was 0.0039 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 waste recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Waste (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 waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).