Namibia vs Vietnam: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Namibia
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
81st
Vietnam rank
84th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Namibia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Namibia 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 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 81st and Vietnam ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 14 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Namibia or Vietnam?
- Namibia, 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Namibia and Vietnam?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Vietnam rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Namibia ranks 81st and Vietnam ranks 84th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.