Jamaica vs Vietnam: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Jamaica
0.395 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Vietnam
0.387 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Jamaica rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
23rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Vietnam
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.395 kilograms per international-$ against 0.387 kilograms per international-$ in Vietnam, a difference of 0.008 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 23rd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1977 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0884 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1093 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.3564 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0387 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3498 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2472 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.5089 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2743 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.5465 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3451 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.5497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2907 kilograms per international-$ | 0.259 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3609 kilograms per international-$ | 0.055 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.3827 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4253 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0426 kilograms per international-$ | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Jamaica or Vietnam?
- Jamaica, at 0.395 kilograms per international-$ against 0.387 kilograms per international-$ in Vietnam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Jamaica and Vietnam?
- 0.008 kilograms per international-$, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vietnam?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Vietnam rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 23rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).