United States of America vs Vietnam: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

United States of America
3.41 kt
in 2023
Vietnam
52 kt
in 2023
United States of America rank
32nd
Vietnam rank
30th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • United States of America
  • Vietnam
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 52 kt against 3.41 kt in United States of America, a difference of 48.59 kt.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 15.2 times United States of America's.

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

United States of America ranks 32nd and Vietnam ranks 30th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt —
1970s 1.9 kt 3.24 kt 1.35 kt Vietnam
1980s 2.19 kt 4.25 kt 2.07 kt Vietnam
1990s 2.87 kt 5.88 kt 3.02 kt Vietnam
2000s 3.35 kt 8.15 kt 4.8 kt Vietnam
2010s 3.35 kt 35.7 kt 32.34 kt Vietnam
2020s 3.4 kt 49.95 kt 46.55 kt Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, United States of America or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 52 kt against 3.41 kt in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between United States of America and Vietnam?
48.59 kt, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Vietnam rank globally for waste — emissions?
United States of America ranks 32nd and Vietnam ranks 30th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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