Germany vs Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Germany
1.3%
in 2024
Vietnam
1.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
13th
Vietnam rank
15th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Germany
- Vietnam
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 4.6% | 1.1% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1900s | 5.7% | 1.0% | 4.7% | Germany |
| 1910s | 6.3% | 0.7% | 5.6% | Germany |
| 1920s | 5.2% | 0.2% | 5.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 5.1% | 0.1% | 5.1% | Germany |
| 1940s | 4.5% | -0.0% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 1950s | 4.3% | 0.5% | 3.8% | Germany |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 0.4% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 0.3% | 4.0% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 0.2% | 3.6% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.5% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Germany or Vietnam?
- Germany, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Germany and Vietnam?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Vietnam rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Germany ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 15th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.