Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.0713 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu stood at 0.0713 Mt CO2e.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1158 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0465 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 165th 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 (total) excluding LULUCF in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0465 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.051 Mt CO2e | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0517 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0575 Mt CO2e | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0605 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0631 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0659 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0639 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0617 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0602 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.06 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0593 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0609 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0626 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0626 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0658 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0679 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0707 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0717 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0735 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0804 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0828 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.087 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0915 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0927 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0932 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0947 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0956 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0965 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0985 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0941 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0883 Mt CO2e | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.088 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.091 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0913 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.092 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0938 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1116 Mt CO2e | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1132 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1064 Mt CO2e | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1089 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1125 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1132 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1142 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1158 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1042 Mt CO2e | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0851 Mt CO2e | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0779 Mt CO2e | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0786 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0783 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0785 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0791 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0789 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0725 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0713 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0713 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.83 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0713 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4279 Mt CO2e, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0582 Mt CO2e | 0.0465 Mt CO2e | 0.0659 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0655 Mt CO2e | 0.0593 Mt CO2e | 0.0735 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0913 Mt CO2e | 0.0804 Mt CO2e | 0.0985 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.097 Mt CO2e | 0.088 Mt CO2e | 0.1132 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0989 Mt CO2e | 0.0779 Mt CO2e | 0.1158 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0761 Mt CO2e | 0.0713 Mt CO2e | 0.0791 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Vanuatu was 0.0713 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1158 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0465 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Vanuatu ranks 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).