Russia vs Vietnam: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Russia
47.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
23.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia rank
4th
Vietnam rank
6th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Russia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Russia currently reports 47.39 million tonnes against 23.53 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 23.86 million tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.0 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 10 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 3.04 million tonnes | 74,327 tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.95 million tonnes | 28,579 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | -3.93 million tonnes | 74,746 tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 4.95 million tonnes | 355,700 tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 17.77 million tonnes | 176,920 tonnes | 17.60 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 12.45 million tonnes | -601,566 tonnes | 13.05 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 47.76 million tonnes | 552,806 tonnes | 47.20 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 52.04 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 49.99 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 67.92 million tonnes | -1.08 million tonnes | 69.00 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 35.60 million tonnes | 114,820 tonnes | 35.48 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | -91.16 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 94.28 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 5.11 million tonnes | 7.59 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 15.92 million tonnes | 21.48 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 15.21 million tonnes | 6.32 million tonnes | 8.89 million tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Russia or Vietnam?
- Russia, at 47.39 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 Russia and Vietnam?
- 23.86 million tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Vietnam?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Vietnam rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Russia ranks 4th 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.