Congo vs Vietnam: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Congo
0.0594 tonnes per person
in 2022
Vietnam
0.0599 tonnes per person
in 2022
Congo rank
61st
Vietnam rank
60th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Vietnam
0.040.060.080.10.120.14196019912022

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0599 tonnes per person against 0.0594 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 61st and Vietnam ranks 60th of 207 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0695 tonnes per person 0.1205 tonnes per person 0.0509 tonnes per person Vietnam
1970s 0.0582 tonnes per person 0.1187 tonnes per person 0.0604 tonnes per person Vietnam
1980s 0.0509 tonnes per person 0.0948 tonnes per person 0.0438 tonnes per person Vietnam
1990s 0.0479 tonnes per person 0.0884 tonnes per person 0.0404 tonnes per person Vietnam
2000s 0.0467 tonnes per person 0.0958 tonnes per person 0.0492 tonnes per person Vietnam
2010s 0.0643 tonnes per person 0.0924 tonnes per person 0.0281 tonnes per person Vietnam
2020s 0.0601 tonnes per person 0.0623 tonnes per person 0.0022 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, Congo or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0599 tonnes per person against 0.0594 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Congo and Vietnam?
0.0005 tonnes per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Congo and Vietnam rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Congo ranks 61st 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.