France vs Viet Nam: Per capita methane emissions
France
0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
103rd
Viet Nam rank
106th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- France
- Viet Nam
How they compare
France currently reports 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 103rd and Viet Nam ranks 106th of 199 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1930s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 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 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, France or Viet Nam?
- France, at 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between France and Viet Nam?
- 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Viet Nam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Viet Nam rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- France ranks 103rd and Viet Nam 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.