Cambodia vs Vietnam: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita

Cambodia
2.24 tonnes per person
in 2023
Vietnam
2.47 tonnes per person
in 2023
Cambodia rank
82nd
Vietnam rank
80th

Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Cambodia
  • Vietnam
00.511.522.5199020062023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 2.47 tonnes per person against 2.24 tonnes per person in Cambodia, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vietnam ahead.

Cambodia ranks 82nd and Vietnam ranks 80th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2362 tonnes per person 0.4613 tonnes per person 0.2251 tonnes per person Vietnam
2000s 0.8846 tonnes per person 0.8142 tonnes per person 0.0704 tonnes per person Cambodia
2010s 1.54 tonnes per person 1.65 tonnes per person 0.1121 tonnes per person Vietnam
2020s 2.21 tonnes per person 2.41 tonnes per person 0.2023 tonnes per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Cambodia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 2.47 tonnes per person against 2.24 tonnes per person in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Cambodia and Vietnam?
0.23 tonnes per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Vietnam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Vietnam rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
Cambodia ranks 82nd and Vietnam ranks 80th of 120 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.