How have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.1355 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.1355 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 1.09 metric tons per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0205 metric tons per person, in 1983.
Vanuatu ranks 16th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0228 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0221 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0215 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0248 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0251 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.026 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0262 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0264 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0257 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0249 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.023 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0224 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0205 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0233 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0629 metric tons per person | +170.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1263 metric tons per person | +100.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1464 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1839 metric tons per person | +25.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1884 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2835 metric tons per person | +50.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2923 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2893 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2556 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.29 metric tons per person | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3464 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2791 metric tons per person | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4029 metric tons per person | +44.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4207 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5022 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3789 metric tons per person | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1894 metric tons per person | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2296 metric tons per person | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5672 metric tons per person | +147.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 metric tons per person | +82.4% |
| 2005 | 1.09 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9659 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7609 metric tons per person | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 0.647 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4254 metric tons per person | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2439 metric tons per person | -42.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2714 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2778 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.272 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3123 metric tons per person | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1718 metric tons per person | -45.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1239 metric tons per person | -27.9% |
| 2018 | 0.152 metric tons per person | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1959 metric tons per person | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2173 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2399 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2743 metric tons per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2164 metric tons per person | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1355 metric tons per person | -37.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1355 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 14.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1355 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +170.4% | 0.0233 metric tons per person | 0.0629 metric tons per person |
| 2003 | +147.1% | 0.2296 metric tons per person | 0.5672 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0228 metric tons per person | 0.0215 metric tons per person | 0.0242 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0255 metric tons per person | 0.0243 metric tons per person | 0.0264 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0822 metric tons per person | 0.0205 metric tons per person | 0.1884 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3362 metric tons per person | 0.2556 metric tons per person | 0.5022 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6893 metric tons per person | 0.1894 metric tons per person | 1.09 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2446 metric tons per person | 0.1239 metric tons per person | 0.4254 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2167 metric tons per person | 0.1355 metric tons per person | 0.2743 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.1355 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 metric tons per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0205 metric tons per person in 1983.
- How does Vanuatu rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.