Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Vietnam, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 2.5% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vietnam peaked at 5.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1949.
Vietnam ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vietnam?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Vietnam was 2.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1949.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Vietnam ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.