Spain vs Vietnam: Per capita methane emissions
Spain
0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain rank
109th
Vietnam rank
106th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Spain
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Spain ranks 109th and Vietnam ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 0.5883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 0.588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 0.5928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 0.5854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 0.8939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 0.9365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Spain or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Spain and Vietnam?
- 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Vietnam rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Spain ranks 109th 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.