Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 49.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vietnam, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vietnam stood at 49.7%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vietnam peaked at 149.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2009.
Vietnam ranks 95th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.8% | 95.3% | 149.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 49.1% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 49.7% | 56.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 92 Dominica 52.0% compare
- 93 Cote d'Ivoire 51.0% compare
- 94 Tonga 50.9% compare
- 96 Laos 49.3% compare
- 97 Sierra Leone 49.1% compare
- 98 El Salvador 48.6% 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vietnam?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Vietnam was 49.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 149.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2009.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Vietnam ranks 95th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.