Italy vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Italy
4.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
2.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
Vietnam rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Italy
- Vietnam
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.80 billion tonnes against 2.87 billion tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 1.93 billion tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Vietnam's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 23rd and Vietnam ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 195.54 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 193.78 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 326.63 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 319.57 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 558.28 million tonnes | 18.65 million tonnes | 539.63 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 796.24 million tonnes | 42.18 million tonnes | 754.06 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 87.50 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 131.83 million tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 144.25 million tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.97 billion tonnes | 191.56 million tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.28 billion tonnes | 270.19 million tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 394.12 million tonnes | 2.32 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 521.34 million tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.87 billion tonnes | 766.81 million tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.48 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 3.14 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.76 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Italy or Vietnam?
- Italy, at 4.80 billion tonnes against 2.87 billion tonnes in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Italy and Vietnam?
- 1.93 billion tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Italy ranks 23rd and Vietnam ranks 25th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.