Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
108th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1976
All-time low
0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Vanuatu, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Vanuatu peaked at 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
That places Vanuatu 108th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1863 | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.1182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1873 | 0.125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1875 | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1876 | 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1877 | 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1878 | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1879 | 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 1891 | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1892 | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1893 | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1894 | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1895 | 0.1431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1896 | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1897 | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1898 | 0.1331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1899 | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.1316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1907 | 0.1533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.1635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 0.1959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1922 | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1924 | 0.208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.2205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.2428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.2508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.2624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 0.2735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1943 | 0.2885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1944 | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 0.3277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1946 | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 0.3693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1948 | 0.3872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1949 | 0.3998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.4004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 105 Cuba 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Oman 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Portugal 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 110 Cyprus 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 South Korea 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Vanuatu?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Vanuatu was 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Vanuatu rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Vanuatu ranks 108th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.