Greece vs Vietnam: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Greece
5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
86th
Vietnam rank
83rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Greece
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Greece ranks 86th and Vietnam ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Vietnam in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1950s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 10.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Greece or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Greece and Vietnam?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Vietnam rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Greece ranks 86th and Vietnam ranks 83rd of 198 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.