Vanuatu Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
632 053
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,51%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
1,99
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Vanuatu were 632 053 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1,51% over the previous year, representing an increase by 9 422 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 622 630 tons.
- Per capita: 1,99 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Vanuatu accounts for 0% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 632 053 | 285 107 | 275 680 | 71 266 | – | 1,99 | 1,51% | 0,0012% |
| 2023 | 622 630 | 271 702 | 278 380 | 72 548 | – | 2 | −3,86% | 0,0012% |
| 2022 | 647 614 | 270 936 | 297 810 | 78 868 | – | 2,12 | −2,73% | 0,0013% |
| 2021 | 665 775 | 290 910 | 295 813 | 79 053 | – | 2,22 | 6,93% | 0,0013% |
| 2020 | 622 655 | 251 513 | 292 682 | 78 460 | – | 2,12 | 6,02% | 0,0013% |
| 2019 | 587 318 | 219 002 | 290 040 | 78 276 | – | 2,04 | −1,29% | 0,0012% |
| 2018 | 595 004 | 228 769 | 287 613 | 78 622 | – | 2,11 | 12,51% | 0,0012% |
| 2017 | 528 866 | 166 365 | 284 568 | 77 933 | – | 1,91 | −5,75% | 0,0011% |
| 2016 | 561 136 | 165 881 | 310 143 | 85 112 | – | 2,08 | −11,68% | 0,0012% |
| 2015 | 635 365 | 159 225 | 371 931 | 104 210 | – | 2,4 | −9,86% | 0,0013% |
| 2014 | 704 858 | 175 280 | 413 824 | 115 754 | – | 2,72 | 3,91% | 0,0015% |
| 2013 | 678 313 | 151 044 | 413 066 | 114 202 | – | 2,68 | 0,59% | 0,0014% |
| 2012 | 674 328 | 147 683 | 413 444 | 113 201 | – | 2,72 | −4,38% | 0,0014% |
| 2011 | 705 225 | 179 659 | 413 105 | 112 460 | – | 2,92 | 5,14% | 0,0015% |
| 2010 | 670 766 | 154 861 | 406 984 | 108 922 | – | 2,84 | 3,58% | 0,0015% |
| 2009 | 647 575 | 144 292 | 396 849 | 106 435 | – | 2,81 | −2,65% | 0,0015% |
| 2008 | 665 171 | 128 737 | 423 215 | 113 219 | – | 2,95 | 0,45% | 0,0015% |
| 2007 | 662 212 | 131 003 | 419 610 | 111 599 | – | 3,01 | 23,86% | 0,0015% |
| 2006 | 534 639 | 80 333 | 360 457 | 93 849 | – | 2,49 | −0,08% | 0,0013% |
| 2005 | 535 082 | 89 220 | 353 905 | 91 957 | – | 2,56 | 1,63% | 0,0013% |
| 2004 | 526 475 | 87 423 | 347 758 | 91 294 | – | 2,58 | −3,32% | 0,0013% |
| 2003 | 544 574 | 112 213 | 341 334 | 91 027 | – | 2,74 | 6,07% | 0,0014% |
| 2002 | 513 387 | 96 142 | 329 219 | 88 026 | – | 2,65 | −0,11% | 0,0014% |
| 2001 | 513 928 | 97 673 | 327 961 | 88 294 | – | 2,72 | −1,88% | 0,0014% |
| 2000 | 523 772 | 83 960 | 345 712 | 94 100 | – | 2,83 | 2,05% | 0,0015% |
| 1999 | 513 250 | 53 574 | 361 198 | 98 478 | – | 2,83 | 2,16% | 0,0015% |
| 1998 | 502 418 | 53 654 | 352 241 | 96 523 | – | 2,82 | 1,24% | 0,0014% |
| 1997 | 496 242 | 52 149 | 348 491 | 95 602 | – | 2,84 | 1,2% | 0,0014% |
| 1996 | 490 370 | 50 621 | 345 058 | 94 691 | – | 2,85 | 1,2% | 0,0014% |
| 1995 | 484 559 | 50 182 | 341 203 | 93 175 | – | 2,88 | −0,67% | 0,0014% |
| 1994 | 487 839 | 55 261 | 339 838 | 92 739 | – | 2,97 | 1,4% | 0,0015% |
| 1993 | 481 111 | 53 768 | 335 804 | 91 539 | – | 3,01 | 5,51% | 0,0015% |
| 1992 | 455 996 | 53 191 | 315 825 | 86 981 | – | 2,94 | −4,1% | 0,0014% |
| 1991 | 475 466 | 94 974 | 297 650 | 82 843 | – | 3,15 | 1,26% | 0,0015% |
| 1990 | 469 563 | 101 885 | 287 241 | 80 437 | – | 3,2 | 7,45% | 0,0015% |
| 1989 | 436 995 | 98 422 | 265 106 | 73 467 | – | 3,06 | −1,3% | 0,0014% |
| 1988 | 442 736 | 115 775 | 255 254 | 71 706 | – | 3,18 | 7,44% | 0,0014% |
| 1987 | 412 081 | 87 925 | 253 453 | 70 703 | – | 3,03 | 2,88% | 0,0014% |
| 1986 | 400 540 | 89 128 | 243 551 | 67 861 | – | 3,01 | −2,74% | 0,0014% |
| 1985 | 411 809 | 110 760 | 235 254 | 65 794 | – | 3,17 | 9,13% | 0,0014% |
| 1984 | 377 343 | 87 886 | 226 836 | 62 620 | – | 2,97 | −2,4% | 0,0013% |
| 1983 | 386 614 | 98 488 | 225 570 | 62 555 | – | 3,11 | 1,6% | 0,0014% |
| 1982 | 380 537 | 99 662 | 219 989 | 60 886 | – | 3,13 | 1,39% | 0,0014% |
| 1981 | 375 308 | 101 167 | 214 840 | 59 301 | – | 3,17 | −4,31% | 0,0013% |
| 1980 | 392 208 | 116 751 | 215 489 | 59 968 | – | 3,39 | 1,63% | 0,0014% |
| 1979 | 385 902 | 108 422 | 217 326 | 60 154 | – | 3,43 | 0,07% | 0,0013% |
| 1978 | 385 638 | 100 895 | 222 995 | 61 748 | – | 3,52 | −2,58% | 0,0014% |
| 1977 | 395 860 | 101 666 | 230 267 | 63 927 | – | 3,73 | −1,19% | 0,0015% |
| 1976 | 400 609 | 96 287 | 238 449 | 65 872 | – | 3,89 | 2,81% | 0,0015% |
| 1975 | 389 674 | 97 719 | 228 811 | 63 144 | – | 3,9 | −2,02% | 0,0015% |
| 1974 | 397 716 | 118 293 | 218 919 | 60 504 | – | 4,11 | 9,63% | 0,0016% |
| 1973 | 362 789 | 96 388 | 208 890 | 57 512 | – | 3,87 | 13,08% | 0,0014% |
| 1972 | 320 831 | 80 120 | 188 977 | 51 734 | – | 3,53 | 2,47% | 0,0013% |
| 1971 | 313 092 | 75 138 | 186 917 | 51 037 | – | 3,56 | 7,39% | 0,0013% |
| 1970 | 291 535 | 75 125 | 169 955 | 46 456 | – | 3,41 | – | 0,0013% |
See also
- Vanuatu CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Vanuatu
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).