Bolivia vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Bolivia
49.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
41.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
45th
Vietnam rank
48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Bolivia
  • Vietnam
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M189219582024

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 49.36 million tonnes against 41.30 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 8.06 million tonnes.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.

Bolivia ranks 45th and Vietnam ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1960s 528,468 tonnes 0 tonnes 528,468 tonnes Bolivia
1970s 6.35 million tonnes 0 tonnes 6.35 million tonnes Bolivia
1980s 12.07 million tonnes 101,866 tonnes 11.97 million tonnes Bolivia
1990s 35.96 million tonnes 3.39 million tonnes 32.57 million tonnes Bolivia
2000s 46.91 million tonnes 14.90 million tonnes 32.01 million tonnes Bolivia
2010s 48.62 million tonnes 28.26 million tonnes 20.36 million tonnes Bolivia
2020s 49.17 million tonnes 39.00 million tonnes 10.17 million tonnes Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Bolivia or Vietnam?
Bolivia, at 49.36 million tonnes against 41.30 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Bolivia and Vietnam?
8.06 million tonnes, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Vietnam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
Bolivia ranks 45th and Vietnam ranks 48th 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.