Iran vs Vietnam: Nitrous oxide emissions
Iran
32.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vietnam
30.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iran rank
17th
Vietnam rank
20th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Iran
- Vietnam
How they compare
Iran currently reports 32.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vietnam, a difference of 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 558,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1860s | 598,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1870s | 734,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1880s | 941,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 454,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1890s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 573,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1900s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 695,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 401,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1910s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 868,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1920s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 446,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1930s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 875,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1940s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1950s | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1960s | 7.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1970s | 10.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1980s | 15.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1990s | 21.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 2000s | 26.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 2010s | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 2020s | 30.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Iran or Vietnam?
- Iran, at 32.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Iran and Vietnam?
- 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Vietnam rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Iran ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.