Ethiopia vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ethiopia
8.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
10.58 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
21st
Vietnam rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ethiopia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 10.58 billion tonnes against 8.90 billion tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.68 billion tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Vietnam ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 68.75 million tonnes | 97.88 million tonnes | 29.13 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 142.81 million tonnes | 273.39 million tonnes | 130.57 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 201.37 million tonnes | 552.35 million tonnes | 350.98 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 265.45 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 776.90 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 331.60 million tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 444.51 million tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.89 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 642.21 million tonnes | 2.96 billion tonnes | 2.32 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 914.65 million tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 3.35 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 1.90 billion tonnes | 3.34 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 2.85 billion tonnes | 3.64 billion tonnes | 792.38 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 4.02 billion tonnes | 4.41 billion tonnes | 389.98 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 4.97 billion tonnes | 4.91 billion tonnes | 59.28 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 5.43 billion tonnes | 127.24 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 5.01 billion tonnes | 6.13 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 5.47 billion tonnes | 7.68 billion tonnes | 2.21 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 6.88 billion tonnes | 9.21 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 8.47 billion tonnes | 10.36 billion tonnes | 1.89 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, Ethiopia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 10.58 billion tonnes against 8.90 billion tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ethiopia and Vietnam?
- 1.68 billion tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st 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.