Australia vs Vietnam: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Australia
0.06 tonnes per person
in 2022
Vietnam
0.0599 tonnes per person
in 2022
Australia rank
59th
Vietnam rank
60th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Vietnam
0.10.20.3196019912022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.06 tonnes per person against 0.0599 tonnes per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 59th and Vietnam ranks 60th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2435 tonnes per person 0.1205 tonnes per person 0.123 tonnes per person Australia
1970s 0.2971 tonnes per person 0.1187 tonnes per person 0.1784 tonnes per person Australia
1980s 0.3167 tonnes per person 0.0948 tonnes per person 0.2219 tonnes per person Australia
1990s 0.2789 tonnes per person 0.0884 tonnes per person 0.1906 tonnes per person Australia
2000s 0.174 tonnes per person 0.0958 tonnes per person 0.0782 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 0.0858 tonnes per person 0.0924 tonnes per person 0.0066 tonnes per person Vietnam
2020s 0.0621 tonnes per person 0.0623 tonnes per person 0.0002 tonnes per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Australia or Vietnam?
Australia, at 0.06 tonnes per person against 0.0599 tonnes per person in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Australia and Vietnam?
0.0001 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Australia and Vietnam rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Australia ranks 59th and Vietnam ranks 60th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.