Chile vs Vietnam: Per capita methane emissions
Chile
0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
104th
Vietnam rank
106th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Chile
- Vietnam
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Chile ranks 104th and Vietnam ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 0.9576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Chile or Vietnam?
- Chile, at 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Chile and Vietnam?
- 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Vietnam rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Chile ranks 104th and Vietnam ranks 106th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.