Sweden vs Vietnam: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Sweden
4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
89th
Vietnam rank
88th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Sweden
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Sweden ranks 89th and Vietnam ranks 88th of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.7693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 9.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Sweden or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Sweden and Vietnam?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Vietnam rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Sweden ranks 89th and Vietnam ranks 88th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.