Romania vs Vietnam: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Romania
3.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vietnam
3.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania rank
98th
Vietnam rank
96th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Romania
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 3.67 tonnes per person against 3.61 tonnes per person in Romania, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 98th and Vietnam ranks 96th of 213 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.117 tonnes per person | 0.04 tonnes per person | 0.0769 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.2484 tonnes per person | 0.0482 tonnes per person | 0.2002 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.3977 tonnes per person | 0.0818 tonnes per person | 0.3159 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.8864 tonnes per person | 0.1928 tonnes per person | 0.6937 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 0.2932 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.1226 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.1038 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.13 tonnes per person | 0.4035 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 7.44 tonnes per person | 0.4465 tonnes per person | 6.99 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 8.89 tonnes per person | 0.3343 tonnes per person | 8.56 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 5.56 tonnes per person | 0.4461 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.73 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 0.3137 tonnes per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Romania or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 3.67 tonnes per person against 3.61 tonnes per person in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Romania and Vietnam?
- 0.06 tonnes per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Vietnam rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 98th and Vietnam ranks 96th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.