India vs Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
India
12.6%
in 2024
Vietnam
3.0%
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Vietnam rank
3rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- India
- Vietnam
How they compare
India currently reports 12.6% against 3.0% in Vietnam, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes India's figure about 4.2 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 211 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | India |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | India |
| 1940s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.5% | India |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.1% | India |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% | India |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% | India |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 2.9% | India |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 0.4% | 4.8% | India |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.2% | 5.1% | India |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 2.5% | 5.4% | India |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 3.4% | 6.8% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, India or Vietnam?
- India, at 12.6% against 3.0% in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between India and Vietnam?
- 9.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do India and Vietnam rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.