Bolivia vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bolivia
8.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
10.58 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bolivia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 10.58 billion tonnes against 8.38 billion tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 2.20 billion tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 224.68 million tonnes | 97.88 million tonnes | 126.81 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 529.39 million tonnes | 273.39 million tonnes | 256.01 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 475.07 million tonnes | 552.35 million tonnes | 77.28 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 514.95 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 527.41 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 856.09 million tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | 800.90 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 2.96 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 3.35 billion tonnes | 803.92 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 2.97 billion tonnes | 3.34 billion tonnes | 364.08 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 3.64 billion tonnes | 362.63 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 4.41 billion tonnes | 779.17 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 3.96 billion tonnes | 4.91 billion tonnes | 951.69 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 4.40 billion tonnes | 5.43 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 5.07 billion tonnes | 6.13 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 6.51 billion tonnes | 7.68 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 7.55 billion tonnes | 9.21 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 8.17 billion tonnes | 10.36 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bolivia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 10.58 billion tonnes against 8.38 billion tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bolivia and Vietnam?
- 2.20 billion tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.