Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.2155 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Viet Nam, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.2155 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Viet Nam peaked at 0.2527 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1345, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 37th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1345 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1389 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1519 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1493 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1689 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1691 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1628 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1677 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1785 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1873 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1991 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1866 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1758 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1749 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1819 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1924 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2011 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1898 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2241 | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.251 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2527 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2353 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.221 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2155 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1609 | 0.1345 | 0.1873 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1977 | 0.1749 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2311 | 0.2155 | 0.2527 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Urban population 38.8% (2025)
- Urban population 39.45 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 101.60 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 584.26 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.04 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Viet Nam?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Viet Nam was 0.2155 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2527 in 2020.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1345 in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Viet Nam ranks 37th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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