Italy vs Vietnam: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Italy
4.88 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vietnam
4.79 tonnes per person
in 2024
Italy rank
68th
Vietnam rank
69th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Italy
- Vietnam
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.88 tonnes per person against 4.79 tonnes per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Vietnam ahead.
Italy ranks 68th and Vietnam ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1.34 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | 4.47 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 1.42 tonnes per person | 0.9181 tonnes per person | 0.5048 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.3512 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 3.6 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.41 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.98 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.1 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 5.07 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 7.63 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.14 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 0.5421 tonnes per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Italy or Vietnam?
- Italy, at 4.88 tonnes per person against 4.79 tonnes per person in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Italy and Vietnam?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Vietnam rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Italy ranks 68th and Vietnam ranks 69th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.