Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.2963 in 2024. β² Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Vietnam, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.2963 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.2997 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1166, in 1992.
That places Vietnam 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1405 | 0.1166 | 0.1664 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2029 | 0.1685 | 0.2356 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2414 | 0.2164 | 0.2978 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2863 | 0.2659 | 0.2997 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 17 Russia 0.3282 compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3134 compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 0.303 compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 0.2925 compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 0.2619 compare
- 23 Algeria 0.2568 compare
More climate change data for Vietnam
- Share co2 vs population 0.9008 (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)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.04 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.5387 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 14.82 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Vietnam?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Vietnam was 0.2963 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2997 in 2020.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1166 in 1992.
- How does Vietnam rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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