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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0039 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1528 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0039 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0132 Mt CO2e, 30% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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).