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Environment · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income

Vanuatu: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 0.87 t (2024), 145th of 203 in the world and 25th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG per person is 1.93 t (2024), 150th of 203 in the world and 26th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG emissions is 0.6 Mt (2024), 178th of 203 in the world and 26th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.

CO₂ per person0.87 t2024 · world 145/203 · region 25/37GHG per person1.93 t2024 · world 150/203 · region 26/37GHG emissions0.6 Mt2024 · world 178/203 · region 26/37CO₂ emissions0.3 Mt2024 · world 184/203 · region 28/37
CO₂ per person
VanuatuEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0.02.04.06.08.0199520002005201020152020Vanuatu0.87 tEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
GHG per person
VanuatuEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0.02.55.07.510199520002005201020152020Vanuatu1.93 tEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
14 indicators

Environment: Vanuatu in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes0.87 t2024145/20325/370.45 t0.65 t0.84 t+29%since 20147.35 t1.60 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e1.93 t2024150/20326/372.81 t2.82 t2.08 t−29%since 20149.06 t2.58 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e0.6 Mt2024178/20326/370.5 Mt0.7 Mt0.6 Mt−10%since 201421,426.8 Mt7,482.1 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt0.3 Mt2024184/20328/370.1 Mt0.2 Mt0.3 Mt+63%since 201417,388.8 Mt4,634.0 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e0.3 Mt2024167/20322/370.3 Mt0.4 Mt0.3 Mt−33%since 20142,697.1 Mt2,116.0 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption25.0%202293/21211/3749.5%38.1%26.0%−14.0 ppsince 201214.8%43.3%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output25.2%202197/20612/351.8%17.8%28.4%+8.9 ppsince 201125.9%24.8%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³7.0 µg/m³2023175/20019/339.2 µg/m³7.9 µg/m³6.1 µg/m³−18%since 201327.3 µg/m³49.6 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area74.6%202412/2146/3579.3%77.4%75.4%−1.9 ppsince 201427.3%30.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area13.3%2024170/21024/3612.9%13.3%13.3%±0.0 ppsince 201446.8%43.0%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area1.6%2024177/20625/341.6%1.6%1.6%±0.0 ppsince 20148.7%18.3%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory0.1%2025203/21332/36··0.1%±0.0 ppsince 201522.0%12.4%17.0%
Freshwater per personRenewable internal freshwater per person, m³31,944 m³202217/1834/2353,682 m³41,973 m³33,461 m³−20%since 20124,306 m³2,496 m³5,393 m³
Cereal yieldCereal yield, kg per hectare636 kg/ha2024173/17924/24515 kg/ha564 kg/ha624 kg/ha+3.3%since 20145,430 kg/ha3,366 kg/ha4,229 kg/ha
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Vanuatu and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Vanuatu. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorVanuatuAustraliaSolomon Islands
CO₂ per person0.87 t202414.10 t20240.38 t2024
GHG per person1.93 t202421.75 t20240.76 t2024
GHG emissions0.6 Mt2024591.5 Mt20240.6 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions0.3 Mt2024383.4 Mt20240.3 Mt2024
Methane0.3 Mt2024144.6 Mt20240.3 Mt2024
Renewable energy25.0%202212.3%202150.1%2022
Renewable power25.2%202126.7%20216.6%2021
PM2.5 exposure7.0 µg/m³20236.4 µg/m³20239.8 µg/m³2023
Forest cover74.6%202417.4%202489.8%2024
Australia: environmentSolomon Islands: environment
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