Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 31.77 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu stood at 31.77 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 31.77 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.17 current US$ per person, in 1992.
That places Vanuatu 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.73 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 5.91 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 5.17 current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 5.28 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.38 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 6.4 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 8.38 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 8.53 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.68 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 8.78 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 8.97 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 9.14 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.23 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 9.42 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 7.51 current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 7.73 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.95 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.8 current US$ per person | +61.0% |
| 2008 | 11.83 current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 15.43 current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 15.59 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 15.93 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.98 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 13.97 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 20.7 current US$ per person | +48.2% |
| 2015 | 18.29 current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 23.76 current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 22.84 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 28.84 current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 29.33 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.17 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.77 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 31.77 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.83 current US$ per person, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 31.77 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.72 current US$ per person | 5.17 current US$ per person | 8.78 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9 current US$ per person | 7.51 current US$ per person | 15.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.42 current US$ per person | 13.97 current US$ per person | 29.33 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.47 current US$ per person | 29.17 current US$ per person | 31.77 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 162 Papua New Guinea 33.67 current US$ per person compare
- 163 Myanmar 32.83 current US$ per person compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 32.1 current US$ per person compare
- 166 Zimbabwe 31.63 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Angola 30.81 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Palestine 30.25 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 48.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu was 31.77 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 31.77 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 current US$ per person in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. 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 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.