Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Vietnam
Vietnam: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.387 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Vietnam, 1913–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Vietnam is 0.387 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 0.5646 kilograms per international-$ in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0462 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
That places Vietnam 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0603 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0603 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0603 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0884 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0462 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1706 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1855 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5529 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3498 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5646 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1663 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2635 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.169 kilograms per international-$ | 0.242 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2907 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3195 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3609 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3103 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4638 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4253 kilograms per international-$ | 0.387 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4818 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 20 Iraq 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 21 Laos 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 22 Jamaica 0.395 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Barbados 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Serbia 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Vietnam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 101.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 39.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Vietnam?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Vietnam was 0.387 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5646 kilograms per international-$ in 1970.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0462 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Vietnam rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).