emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Vietnam
Vietnam: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.05 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 207 countries
All-time high
29.94 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
10.7 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Vietnam is 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 29.94 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Vietnam ranks 20th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 12.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 13.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 14.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 15.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 15.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 16.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 16.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 16.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 16.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 16.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 16.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 16.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 16.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 16.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 16.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 17.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 17.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 17.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 17.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 17.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 17.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 16.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 15.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 15.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1991 | 19.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 19.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 19.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 18.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 18.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 19.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 20.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 20.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 22.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 22.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 23.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 24.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 24.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 25.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 26.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 27.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 27.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 26.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 26.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 20.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 19.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 29.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 17 Bangladesh 23.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 19 Comoros 20.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 21 North Korea 18.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 22 Mauritius 18.53 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 23 Nepal 18.16 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Vietnam?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Vietnam was 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 29.94 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vietnam rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.