Italy vs Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Italy
0.8%
in 2024
Vietnam
1.0%
in 2024
Italy rank
19th
Vietnam rank
17th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Italy
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 13 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Italy or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Italy and Vietnam?
- 0.2%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Vietnam rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Italy ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.