Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.12 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.12 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.16 tonnes per person
in 1895
All-time low
-0.3164 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vietnam, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vietnam is 1.12 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vietnam peaked at 6.16 tonnes per person in 1895 and was at its lowest, -0.3164 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.86 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1852 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1853 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1854 | 2.62 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1855 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1856 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1858 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1859 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1860 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1861 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1862 | 2.06 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1863 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1865 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1867 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1868 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1869 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1870 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1871 | 3.12 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1872 | 3.68 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1873 | 3.59 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1874 | 3.77 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1875 | 4.08 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1876 | 3.81 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1877 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1878 | 4.09 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 3.93 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1880 | 4.53 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1881 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1882 | 5.08 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 4.96 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1884 | 5.3 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1885 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 5.39 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1887 | 5.35 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 5.17 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1889 | 5.38 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1890 | 5.53 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1891 | 5.78 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1892 | 5.66 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1893 | 5.8 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 5.52 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1895 | 6.16 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1896 | 5.73 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1897 | 5.91 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1898 | 5.79 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1899 | 5.6 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1900 | 5.81 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1901 | 5.55 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1902 | 5.45 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1903 | 5.12 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1904 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1905 | 4.72 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1906 | 4.38 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1907 | 4.28 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1908 | 4.01 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1909 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1910 | 3.47 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1911 | 3.25 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1912 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1913 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 2.81 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1915 | 3.01 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1916 | 3 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 2.84 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1919 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1920 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -34.5% |
| 1921 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1922 | 0.9622 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1923 | 0.7591 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1924 | 0.6146 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1925 | 0.5146 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1926 | 0.4315 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1927 | 0.3562 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1928 | 0.3029 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2507 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2103 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1672 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1148 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0862 tonnes per person | -24.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | -40.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -54.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -93.1% |
| 1937 | -0.0083 tonnes per person | -616.5% |
| 1938 | -0.0256 tonnes per person | +208.6% |
| 1939 | -0.0409 tonnes per person | +59.4% |
| 1940 | -0.0536 tonnes per person | +31.1% |
| 1941 | -0.0624 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1942 | -0.0788 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1943 | -0.1011 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 1944 | -0.1065 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1945 | -0.1149 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1946 | -0.1298 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1947 | -0.1266 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1948 | -0.1358 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1949 | -0.3164 tonnes per person | +132.9% |
| 1950 | 0.8271 tonnes per person | -361.4% |
| 1951 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +68.0% |
| 1952 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1953 | 2.23 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1954 | 2.67 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1955 | 3 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1956 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1957 | 3.49 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1958 | 3.66 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 4.23 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1960 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -39.9% |
| 1961 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 1962 | 1.66 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1963 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1971 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9426 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +100.6% |
| 1976 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9722 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9371 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.863 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8513 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7846 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6562 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6592 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.684 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7153 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6982 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6518 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7001 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +119.8% |
| 1992 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8283 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +162.9% |
| 1996 | 1.79 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 2.55 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 3.61 tonnes per person | +41.8% |
| 2001 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.98 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.23 tonnes per person | +68.4% |
| 2010 | 1.51 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.15 tonnes per person | +212.2% |
| 2015 | 2.46 tonnes per person | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.12 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 411.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.12 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | -0.0083 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +361.4% | -0.3164 tonnes per person | 0.8271 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | +212.2% | 1.33 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person |
| 1938 | -208.6% | -0.0083 tonnes per person | -0.0256 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +162.9% | 0.8283 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person |
| 1949 | -132.9% | -0.1358 tonnes per person | -0.3164 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.61 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.94 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.65 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.14 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | 5.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.75 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 6.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.8 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7253 tonnes per person | 0.2507 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.058 tonnes per person | -0.0409 tonnes per person | 0.2103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1226 tonnes per person | -0.3164 tonnes per person | -0.0536 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 0.8271 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 0.9426 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7501 tonnes per person | 0.6518 tonnes per person | 0.9371 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 0.7001 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vietnam?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Vietnam was 1.12 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 tonnes per person in 1895.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3164 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.