Viet Nam vs Western Asia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Viet Nam
-5,412 kt
in 2025
Western Asia
-17,459 kt
in 2025
Viet Nam rank
19th
Western Asia rank
19th

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Viet Nam
  • Western Asia
-200.0k-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k0199020072025

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports -5,412 kt against -17,459 kt in Western Asia, a difference of 12,047 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Asia ahead.

Viet Nam ranks 19th and Western Asia ranks 19th of 21 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 1 and Western Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Viet Nam Western Asia Difference Ahead
1990s -77,763 kt -22,590 kt 55,172 kt Western Asia
2000s 3,823 kt -48,927 kt 52,750 kt Viet Nam
2010s -85,101 kt -35,282 kt 49,819 kt Western Asia
2020s -34,717 kt -12,797 kt 21,920 kt Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Viet Nam or Western Asia?
Viet Nam, at -5,412 kt against -17,459 kt in Western Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Viet Nam and Western Asia?
12,047 kt, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Western Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Viet Nam and Western Asia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Viet Nam ranks 19th and Western Asia ranks 19th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).