Kazakhstan vs Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Kazakhstan
1.0%
in 2024
Vietnam
1.5%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
12th
Vietnam rank
9th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kazakhstan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.5% against 1.0% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 13 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Kazakhstan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.5% against 1.0% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Kazakhstan and Vietnam?
- 0.5%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Vietnam rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kazakhstan ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.