Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 766.69 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
766.69 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
195th
of 220 countries
All-time high
994.25 tonnes
in 1974
All-time low
1.18 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Vanuatu, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Vanuatu stood at 766.69 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Vanuatu peaked at 994.25 tonnes in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.18 tonnes, in 1750.
Vanuatu ranks 195th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1.18 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1.19 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 1.19 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 1.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 1.21 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 1.21 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 1.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 1.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 1.23 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 1.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 1.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 1.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 1.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 1.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 1.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 1.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 1.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 1.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 1.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 1.3 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 1.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 1.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 1.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 1.33 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 1.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 1.34 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 1.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 1.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 1.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 1.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 1.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 1.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 1.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 1.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 1.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 1.41 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 1.42 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 1.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 1.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 1.44 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 1.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 1.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 1.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 1.47 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 1.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 1.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 1.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 1.5 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 1.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 1.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 1.53 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 1.54 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 1.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 1.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 1.56 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 1.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 1.58 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 1.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 1.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 1.6 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 1.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 1.62 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 1.63 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 1.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 1.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 1.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 1.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 1.67 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 1.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 1.69 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 1.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 1.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 1.72 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 1.73 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 1.73 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 1.74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 1.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 1.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 1.77 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 1.78 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 1.79 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 1.8 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 1.81 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 1.82 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 1.83 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 1.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 1.85 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 1.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 1.87 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 1.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 1.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 1.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 1.91 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 1.92 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 1.93 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 1.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 1.95 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 1.96 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 1.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 1.98 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 2.05 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1852 | 2.12 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1853 | 2.2 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1854 | 2.28 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1855 | 2.36 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1856 | 2.44 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1857 | 2.53 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1858 | 2.62 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1859 | 2.71 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1860 | 2.81 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 2.89 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1862 | 2.97 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1863 | 3.05 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1864 | 3.14 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1865 | 3.23 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 3.32 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1867 | 3.41 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1868 | 3.51 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1869 | 3.61 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1870 | 3.71 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 3.81 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 3.92 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 4.02 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 4.13 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1875 | 4.25 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1876 | 4.37 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 4.49 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1878 | 4.61 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 4.74 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 4.88 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1881 | 4.8 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1882 | 4.99 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 5.19 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1884 | 5.39 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 5.61 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 5.83 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 6.07 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1888 | 6.31 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 6.56 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1890 | 6.82 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1891 | 6.83 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 6.84 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 6.85 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 6.85 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 6.86 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 6.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 6.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 6.98 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 7.01 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 7.05 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 7.04 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 7.17 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 7.3 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 7.43 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1905 | 7.56 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 7.69 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 7.82 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1908 | 7.95 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 8.08 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 8.2 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 8.17 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 8.13 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 8.1 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 8.06 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 8.03 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 8 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 7.98 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 7.95 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 7.93 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 7.91 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1921 | 7.85 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 7.71 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1923 | 7.61 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 7.52 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 7.43 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 7.24 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 7.16 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 7.08 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 6.91 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 6.83 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 6.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 6.69 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 6.58 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1934 | 6.47 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 6.37 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 6.27 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1937 | 6.17 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 6.08 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 5.99 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 5.9 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 5.77 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1942 | 5.64 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1943 | 5.51 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 5.38 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1945 | 5.19 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1946 | 5.08 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 4.71 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1948 | 4.35 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1949 | 4.01 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1950 | 3.74 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1951 | 3.86 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 3.96 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 4.05 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 4.13 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 4.21 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 4.28 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 4.36 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 4.42 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 4.49 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 4.55 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 4.6 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 197.25 tonnes | +4187.2% |
| 1963 | 197.06 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 196.86 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 220.61 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 244.23 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 267.77 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 362.66 tonnes | +35.4% |
| 1969 | 290.88 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1970 | 266.8 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 583 tonnes | +118.5% |
| 1972 | 669.7 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 782.1 tonnes | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 994.25 tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1975 | 809.89 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 637.21 tonnes | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 676.36 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 618.29 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 605.32 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 685.04 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 665.27 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 560.08 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 550.03 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 580.04 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 718.28 tonnes | +23.8% |
| 1986 | 366 tonnes | -49.0% |
| 1987 | 289.15 tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 396.1 tonnes | +37.0% |
| 1989 | 355.54 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 395.99 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 394.64 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 440.23 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 467.52 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 438.65 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 429.45 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 514.54 tonnes | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 520.79 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 538.54 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 562.77 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 552.16 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 640.06 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 627.58 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 612.57 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 395.79 tonnes | -35.4% |
| 2005 | 362.63 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 313.64 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 533.49 tonnes | +70.1% |
| 2008 | 530.67 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 663.87 tonnes | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 631.32 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 682.56 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 746.54 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 712.54 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 756.77 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 807.48 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 822.75 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 770.51 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 837.42 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 822.13 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 738.38 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 744.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 766.69 tonnes | +3.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 766.69 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 766.69 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332 tonnes, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +4187.2% | 4.6 tonnes | 197.25 tonnes |
| 1971 | +118.5% | 266.8 tonnes | 583 tonnes |
| 2007 | +70.1% | 313.64 tonnes | 533.49 tonnes |
| 1986 | -49.0% | 718.28 tonnes | 366 tonnes |
| 1988 | +37.0% | 289.15 tonnes | 396.1 tonnes |
| 2004 | -35.4% | 612.57 tonnes | 395.79 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.21 tonnes | 1.18 tonnes | 1.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1.27 tonnes | 1.24 tonnes | 1.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.34 tonnes | 1.31 tonnes | 1.37 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1.41 tonnes | 1.38 tonnes | 1.44 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 1.48 tonnes | 1.45 tonnes | 1.52 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.56 tonnes | 1.52 tonnes | 1.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.64 tonnes | 1.6 tonnes | 1.68 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.73 tonnes | 1.69 tonnes | 1.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.82 tonnes | 1.78 tonnes | 1.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.92 tonnes | 1.88 tonnes | 1.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.33 tonnes | 1.98 tonnes | 2.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.19 tonnes | 2.81 tonnes | 3.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.21 tonnes | 3.71 tonnes | 4.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.56 tonnes | 4.8 tonnes | 6.56 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.89 tonnes | 6.82 tonnes | 7.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.51 tonnes | 7.04 tonnes | 8.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.06 tonnes | 7.93 tonnes | 8.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.44 tonnes | 6.91 tonnes | 7.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.43 tonnes | 5.99 tonnes | 6.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.15 tonnes | 4.01 tonnes | 5.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.15 tonnes | 3.74 tonnes | 4.49 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 198.65 tonnes | 4.55 tonnes | 362.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 664.29 tonnes | 266.8 tonnes | 994.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 516.55 tonnes | 289.15 tonnes | 718.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 470.31 tonnes | 394.64 tonnes | 562.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 523.25 tonnes | 313.64 tonnes | 663.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 759 tonnes | 631.32 tonnes | 837.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 749.91 tonnes | 738.38 tonnes | 766.69 tonnes | 3 |
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- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 841.57 tonnes compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.2% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Vanuatu?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Vanuatu was 766.69 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 994.25 tonnes in 1974.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Vanuatu rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Vanuatu ranks 195th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.