Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 529.64 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
529.64 kt
Change on year
up 55.7%
World rank
35th
of 254 countries
All-time high
1,808 kt
in 1998
All-time low
319.17 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Vietnam, 1990–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 770.4 kt1991: 770.4 kt1992: 770.4 kt1993: 770.4 kt1994: 770.4 kt1995: 770.4 kt1996: 613.7 kt1997: 455.8 kt1998: 1.8k kt1999: 923.6 kt2000: 1.0k kt2001: 319.2 kt2002: 730.1 kt2003: 1.3k kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 1.3k kt2006: 666.3 kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 570.8 kt2009: 697 kt2010: 1.1k kt2011: 691.7 kt2012: 814.7 kt2013: 424.8 kt2014: 766.7 kt2015: 643.1 kt2016: 786.5 kt2017: 383.8 kt2018: 419.4 kt2019: 540.7 kt2020: 555.8 kt2021: 471.2 kt2022: 340.2 kt2023: 529.6 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Vietnam stood at 529.64 kt.

The figure is up 55.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Vietnam peaked at 1,808 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 319.17 kt, in 2001.

Vietnam ranks 35th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Vietnam, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 770.37 kt
1991 770.37 kt +0.0%
1992 770.37 kt +0.0%
1993 770.37 kt +0.0%
1994 770.37 kt +0.0%
1995 770.37 kt +0.0%
1996 613.73 kt -20.3%
1997 455.76 kt -25.7%
1998 1,808 kt +296.8%
1999 923.62 kt -48.9%
2000 1,010 kt +9.4%
2001 319.17 kt -68.4%
2002 730.07 kt +128.7%
2003 1,345 kt +84.3%
2004 1,328 kt -1.3%
2005 1,292 kt -2.8%
2006 666.27 kt -48.4%
2007 1,670 kt +150.7%
2008 570.82 kt -65.8%
2009 696.96 kt +22.1%
2010 1,059 kt +52.0%
2011 691.66 kt -34.7%
2012 814.69 kt +17.8%
2013 424.79 kt -47.9%
2014 766.71 kt +80.5%
2015 643.11 kt -16.1%
2016 786.49 kt +22.3%
2017 383.77 kt -51.2%
2018 419.43 kt +9.3%
2019 540.69 kt +28.9%
2020 555.82 kt +2.8%
2021 471.17 kt -15.2%
2022 340.19 kt -27.8%
2023 529.64 kt +55.7%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 529.64 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 kt, 512.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 529.64 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4227 kt, 1252.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +296.8% 455.76 kt 1,808 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 842.37 kt 455.76 kt 1,808 kt 10
2000s 962.93 kt 319.17 kt 1,670 kt 10
2010s 653.07 kt 383.77 kt 1,059 kt 10
2020s 474.2 kt 340.19 kt 555.82 kt 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 32 Honduras 665.83 kt compare
  2. 33 Cameroon 627.74 kt compare
  3. 34 Chad 604.65 kt compare
  4. 35 Viet Nam 529.64 kt compare
  5. 37 Nicaragua 396.97 kt compare
  6. 38 Nigeria 340.37 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Vietnam?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Vietnam was 529.64 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1,808 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 319.17 kt in 2001.
How does Vietnam rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Vietnam ranks 35th out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 9,567 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf