Nepal vs Vietnam: Per capita methane emissions
Nepal
0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
105th
Vietnam rank
106th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Nepal
- Vietnam
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0006 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.
Nepal ranks 105th and Vietnam ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 11 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1870s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1880s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1960s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.9509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Nepal or Vietnam?
- Nepal, at 0.9411 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 Nepal and Vietnam?
- 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Vietnam rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Nepal ranks 105th 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.