Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Viet Nam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
5.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Viet Nam
5.67 billion tonnes
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
39th
Viet Nam rank
38th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Viet Nam
02.0B4.0B6.0B189219582024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 5.67 billion tonnes against 5.49 billion tonnes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 176.22 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 9 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1900s 88,515 tonnes 8.95 million tonnes 8.86 million tonnes Viet Nam
1910s 1.93 million tonnes 18.65 million tonnes 16.72 million tonnes Viet Nam
1920s 9.73 million tonnes 42.20 million tonnes 32.48 million tonnes Viet Nam
1930s 38.67 million tonnes 88.09 million tonnes 49.42 million tonnes Viet Nam
1940s 136.44 million tonnes 133.30 million tonnes 3.14 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 179.13 million tonnes 151.42 million tonnes 27.71 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 420.78 million tonnes 233.13 million tonnes 187.65 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 1.18 billion tonnes 443.99 million tonnes 737.57 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 2.39 billion tonnes 626.53 million tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 3.67 billion tonnes 865.51 million tonnes 2.80 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 4.37 billion tonnes 1.47 billion tonnes 2.91 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 4.95 billion tonnes 2.88 billion tonnes 2.07 billion tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 5.37 billion tonnes 4.97 billion tonnes 400.31 million tonnes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 5.67 billion tonnes against 5.49 billion tonnes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Viet Nam?
176.22 million tonnes, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Viet Nam?
120 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Viet Nam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.