Iraq vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Iraq
5.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
5.67 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
41st
Vietnam rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 5.67 billion tonnes against 5.35 billion tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 318.14 million tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Vietnam ahead.
Iraq ranks 41st and Vietnam ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 455,557 tonnes | 55.47 million tonnes | 55.01 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 13.21 million tonnes | 88.09 million tonnes | 74.88 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 91.93 million tonnes | 133.30 million tonnes | 41.37 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 146.66 million tonnes | 151.42 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 239.00 million tonnes | 233.13 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1970s | 499.64 million tonnes | 443.99 million tonnes | 55.65 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1980s | 915.55 million tonnes | 626.53 million tonnes | 289.02 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 865.51 million tonnes | 639.77 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.38 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 914.90 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | 686.69 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.90 billion tonnes | 4.97 billion tonnes | 70.38 million tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Iraq or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 5.67 billion tonnes against 5.35 billion tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Iraq and Vietnam?
- 318.14 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Vietnam?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 41st and Vietnam ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.