Congo vs Vietnam: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita

Congo
0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
92nd
Vietnam rank
91st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Vietnam
0.20.40.60.81196019922024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 92nd and Vietnam ranks 91st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Congo
1970s 0.616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Congo
1980s 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Congo
1990s 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Congo
2000s 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Congo
2010s 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Congo
2020s 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Congo or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Congo and Vietnam?
0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Vietnam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Vietnam rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
Congo ranks 92nd and Vietnam ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Vietnam: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 06 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-per-capita/congo-rep/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-gas-per-capita/congo-rep/viet-nam/">Congo vs Vietnam: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 12,740 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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