Which has higher waste — emissions, France or Vietnam?

France, at 567 kt against 565 kt in Vietnam as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Vietnam?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Vietnam: Waste — Emissions

France

567 kt

in 2023

Vietnam

565 kt

in 2023

France rank

25th

Vietnam rank

26th

Waste — Emissions over time

France
Vietnam

How they compare

France currently reports 567 kt against 565 kt in Vietnam, a difference of 2 kt.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 25th and Vietnam ranks 26th of 232 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	561 kt	110.56 kt	450.44 kt	France
1970s	718.4 kt	124.2 kt	594.2 kt	France
1980s	722.6 kt	153.6 kt	569 kt	France
1990s	803.5 kt	205.7 kt	597.8 kt	France
2000s	859.9 kt	300.4 kt	559.5 kt	France
2010s	742.2 kt	436.9 kt	305.3 kt	France
2020s	597.5 kt	540 kt	57.5 kt	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, France or Vietnam?: France, at 567 kt against 565 kt in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between France and Vietnam?: 2 kt, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Vietnam?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Vietnam rank globally for waste — emissions?: France ranks 25th and Vietnam ranks 26th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf