Indonesia vs Vietnam: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Indonesia
49.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
23.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
6th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 49.86 million tonnes against 23.53 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 26.33 million tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 59 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Vietnam ahead.
Indonesia ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 11 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 133,442 tonnes | 74,327 tonnes | 59,115 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 486,213 tonnes | 28,579 tonnes | 457,634 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 164,880 tonnes | 74,746 tonnes | 90,134 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 1.09 million tonnes | 355,700 tonnes | 734,646 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 1.07 million tonnes | 176,920 tonnes | 889,295 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | -729,798 tonnes | -601,566 tonnes | 128,231 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 195,883 tonnes | 552,806 tonnes | 356,922 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 949,998 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 6.18 million tonnes | -1.08 million tonnes | 7.26 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 3.65 million tonnes | 114,820 tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 16.02 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 12.90 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.69 million tonnes | 7.59 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 26.64 million tonnes | 21.48 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 29.43 million tonnes | 6.32 million tonnes | 23.11 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Indonesia or Vietnam?
- Indonesia, at 49.86 million tonnes against 23.53 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 26.33 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Vietnam rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.