Seychelles vs Vietnam: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Seychelles
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Seychelles rank
81st
Vietnam rank
83rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Seychelles
- Vietnam
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Seychelles ranks 81st and Vietnam ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 0.2275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 0.2008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 0.1777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 0.3156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 0.5243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Seychelles or Vietnam?
- Seychelles, at 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Seychelles and Vietnam?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Seychelles and Vietnam rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Seychelles ranks 81st 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.