United States of America vs Viet Nam: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita

United States of America
17.5 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Viet Nam
5.11 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States of America rank
2nd
Viet Nam rank
5th

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

  • United States of America
  • Viet Nam
0510152025199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 17.5 t CO2eq/cap against 5.11 t CO2eq/cap in Viet Nam, a difference of 12.39 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.4 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 2nd and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 31 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 24.25 t CO2eq/cap 1.53 t CO2eq/cap 22.72 t CO2eq/cap United States of America
2000s 23.54 t CO2eq/cap 2.37 t CO2eq/cap 21.17 t CO2eq/cap United States of America
2010s 19.74 t CO2eq/cap 3.54 t CO2eq/cap 16.2 t CO2eq/cap United States of America
2020s 17.59 t CO2eq/cap 4.94 t CO2eq/cap 12.66 t CO2eq/cap United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita, United States of America or Viet Nam?
United States of America, at 17.5 t CO2eq/cap against 5.11 t CO2eq/cap in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita between United States of America and Viet Nam?
12.39 t CO2eq/cap, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita?
United States of America ranks 2nd and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.