Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Vanuatu stood at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Vanuatu peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 170 Australia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 171 Bolivia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 172 Central African Republic 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 174 Peru 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 175 Afghanistan 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 176 Mozambique 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Vanuatu?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Vanuatu was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.