Co2 land use per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Co2 land use per capita was 1.12 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.12
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.16
in 1895
All-time low
-0.3164
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Vietnam, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Vietnam is 1.12, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Vietnam peaked at 6.16 in 1895 and was at its lowest, -0.3164, in 1949.
Vietnam ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.86 | — |
| 1851 | 2.96 | +3.6% |
| 1852 | 2.82 | -4.8% |
| 1853 | 2.76 | -2.0% |
| 1854 | 2.62 | -5.3% |
| 1855 | 2.52 | -3.7% |
| 1856 | 2.52 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 2.38 | -5.4% |
| 1858 | 2.28 | -4.2% |
| 1859 | 2.36 | +3.5% |
| 1860 | 2.23 | -5.6% |
| 1861 | 2.09 | -6.4% |
| 1862 | 2.06 | -1.1% |
| 1863 | 2.02 | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 1.95 | -3.6% |
| 1865 | 1.95 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 1.9 | -2.8% |
| 1867 | 1.71 | -9.7% |
| 1868 | 1.81 | +5.3% |
| 1869 | 1.71 | -5.0% |
| 1870 | 2.44 | +42.0% |
| 1871 | 3.12 | +28.0% |
| 1872 | 3.68 | +18.2% |
| 1873 | 3.59 | -2.6% |
| 1874 | 3.77 | +5.0% |
| 1875 | 4.08 | +8.4% |
| 1876 | 3.81 | -6.6% |
| 1877 | 3.98 | +4.4% |
| 1878 | 4.09 | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 3.93 | -3.8% |
| 1880 | 4.53 | +15.2% |
| 1881 | 4.98 | +10.0% |
| 1882 | 5.08 | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 4.96 | -2.4% |
| 1884 | 5.3 | +6.9% |
| 1885 | 5.27 | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 5.39 | +2.4% |
| 1887 | 5.35 | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 5.17 | -3.4% |
| 1889 | 5.38 | +4.0% |
| 1890 | 5.53 | +2.9% |
| 1891 | 5.78 | +4.6% |
| 1892 | 5.66 | -2.1% |
| 1893 | 5.8 | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 5.52 | -4.8% |
| 1895 | 6.16 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | 5.73 | -7.0% |
| 1897 | 5.91 | +3.1% |
| 1898 | 5.79 | -1.9% |
| 1899 | 5.6 | -3.3% |
| 1900 | 5.81 | +3.8% |
| 1901 | 5.55 | -4.5% |
| 1902 | 5.45 | -1.9% |
| 1903 | 5.12 | -6.1% |
| 1904 | 4.97 | -2.9% |
| 1905 | 4.72 | -5.1% |
| 1906 | 4.38 | -7.2% |
| 1907 | 4.28 | -2.3% |
| 1908 | 4.01 | -6.3% |
| 1909 | 3.73 | -7.0% |
| 1910 | 3.47 | -7.1% |
| 1911 | 3.25 | -6.4% |
| 1912 | 2.94 | -9.5% |
| 1913 | 2.93 | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 2.81 | -3.9% |
| 1915 | 3.01 | +7.0% |
| 1916 | 3 | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 2.98 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 2.84 | -4.7% |
| 1919 | 2.76 | -2.6% |
| 1920 | 1.81 | -34.5% |
| 1921 | 1.25 | -30.9% |
| 1922 | 0.9622 | -23.1% |
| 1923 | 0.7591 | -21.1% |
| 1924 | 0.6146 | -19.0% |
| 1925 | 0.5146 | -16.3% |
| 1926 | 0.4315 | -16.2% |
| 1927 | 0.3562 | -17.4% |
| 1928 | 0.3029 | -15.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2507 | -17.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2103 | -16.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1672 | -20.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1148 | -31.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0862 | -24.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0516 | -40.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0232 | -54.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0016 | -93.1% |
| 1937 | -0.0083 | -616.5% |
| 1938 | -0.0256 | +208.6% |
| 1939 | -0.0409 | +59.4% |
| 1940 | -0.0536 | +31.1% |
| 1941 | -0.0624 | +16.4% |
| 1942 | -0.0788 | +26.4% |
| 1943 | -0.1011 | +28.3% |
| 1944 | -0.1065 | +5.3% |
| 1945 | -0.1149 | +7.9% |
| 1946 | -0.1298 | +12.9% |
| 1947 | -0.1266 | -2.5% |
| 1948 | -0.1358 | +7.3% |
| 1949 | -0.3164 | +132.9% |
| 1950 | 0.8271 | -361.4% |
| 1951 | 1.39 | +68.0% |
| 1952 | 1.82 | +30.7% |
| 1953 | 2.23 | +23.1% |
| 1954 | 2.67 | +19.5% |
| 1955 | 3 | +12.2% |
| 1956 | 3.26 | +8.9% |
| 1957 | 3.49 | +7.0% |
| 1958 | 3.66 | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 4.23 | +15.4% |
| 1960 | 2.54 | -39.9% |
| 1961 | 1.96 | -22.8% |
| 1962 | 1.66 | -15.3% |
| 1963 | 1.47 | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 1.33 | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 1.22 | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 1.25 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.21 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 1.2 | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 1.01 | -16.1% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9426 | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 1.89 | +100.6% |
| 1976 | 1.65 | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 1.31 | -20.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9722 | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9371 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.863 | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8513 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7846 | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6562 | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6592 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.684 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7153 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6982 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6518 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7001 | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 1.54 | +119.8% |
| 1992 | 1.14 | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 1.01 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8283 | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 2.18 | +162.9% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.31 | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 2.55 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 3.61 | +41.8% |
| 2001 | 2.07 | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 1.71 | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.98 | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 2.06 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 1.47 | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 1.33 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.23 | +68.4% |
| 2010 | 1.51 | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 1.29 | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.28 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.33 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.15 | +212.2% |
| 2015 | 2.46 | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 1.82 | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 1.36 | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.12 | -1.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 411.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.12 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | -616.5% | 0.0016 | -0.0083 |
| 1950 | +361.4% | -0.3164 | 0.8271 |
| 2014 | +212.2% | 1.33 | 4.15 |
| 1938 | -208.6% | -0.0083 | -0.0256 |
| 1995 | +162.9% | 0.8283 | 2.18 |
| 1949 | -132.9% | -0.1358 | -0.3164 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.61 | 2.28 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.94 | 1.71 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.65 | 2.44 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.14 | 4.53 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.75 | 5.52 | 6.16 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.8 | 3.73 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3 | 2.76 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7253 | 0.2507 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.058 | -0.0409 | 0.2103 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1226 | -0.3164 | -0.0536 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.66 | 0.8271 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1.12 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 0.9426 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7501 | 0.6518 | 0.9371 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 | 0.7001 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 | 1.16 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.28 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 45 Honduras 1.22 compare
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More climate change data for Vietnam
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,545 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,552 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 54.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,316 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,321 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 38.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,250 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Vietnam?
- Co2 land use per capita in Vietnam was 1.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 in 1895.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3164 in 1949.
- How does Vietnam rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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