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
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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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.