Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Vietnam
Vietnam: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.79 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.79 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
69th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.18 tonnes per person
in 1895
All-time low
-0.2724 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
133
1892–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Vietnam, 1892–2024
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vietnam is 4.79 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vietnam peaked at 6.18 tonnes per person in 1895 and was at its lowest, -0.2724 tonnes per person, in 1949.
Vietnam ranks 69th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 5.68 tonnes per person | — |
| 1893 | 5.86 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1894 | 5.54 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1895 | 6.18 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1896 | 5.76 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1897 | 5.95 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 5.85 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1899 | 5.66 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1900 | 5.86 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1901 | 5.59 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1902 | 5.48 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 5.16 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1904 | 5.03 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1905 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1906 | 4.43 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1907 | 4.33 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1908 | 4.06 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1909 | 3.79 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1910 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1911 | 3.31 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1912 | 3 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1913 | 3 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1915 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1916 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1917 | 3.07 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1919 | 2.86 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -33.1% |
| 1921 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1922 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1923 | 0.9136 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1924 | 0.7961 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1925 | 0.7157 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1926 | 0.6226 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1927 | 0.5782 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1928 | 0.6014 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5512 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1930 | 0.5079 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1931 | 0.4294 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1932 | 0.3741 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1933 | 0.3241 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1934 | 0.2883 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2847 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.3218 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1937 | 0.3295 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 0.3159 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.3361 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1940 | 0.3006 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1941 | 0.2619 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0904 tonnes per person | -65.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | -63.1% |
| 1944 | -0.0393 tonnes per person | -217.6% |
| 1945 | -0.0867 tonnes per person | +120.7% |
| 1946 | -0.098 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1947 | -0.0958 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1948 | -0.0938 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1949 | -0.2724 tonnes per person | +190.4% |
| 1950 | 0.886 tonnes per person | -425.3% |
| 1951 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +62.5% |
| 1952 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +31.1% |
| 1953 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1954 | 2.77 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1955 | 3.12 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1956 | 3.36 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1957 | 3.59 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 3.82 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 4.43 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1960 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -37.5% |
| 1961 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1962 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 1.66 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1975 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +73.2% |
| 1976 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1977 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9594 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.923 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +81.3% |
| 1992 | 1.46 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6 tonnes per person | +113.7% |
| 1996 | 2.27 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.95 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 4.31 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 2001 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 2002 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 2.95 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.17 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.63 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.67 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.67 tonnes per person | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 3 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.11 tonnes per person | +103.7% |
| 2015 | 4.76 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 4.16 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 3.89 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 4.86 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.6 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 4.79 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 4.79 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +425.3% | -0.2724 tonnes per person | 0.886 tonnes per person |
| 1944 | -217.6% | 0.0334 tonnes per person | -0.0393 tonnes per person |
| 1949 | -190.4% | -0.0938 tonnes per person | -0.2724 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +113.7% | 1.21 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person |
| 1945 | -120.7% | -0.0393 tonnes per person | -0.0867 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | +103.7% | 3 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5.81 tonnes per person | 5.54 tonnes per person | 6.18 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1900s | 4.85 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person | 5.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.08 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9181 tonnes per person | 0.5512 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3512 tonnes per person | 0.2847 tonnes per person | 0.5079 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | -0.2724 tonnes per person | 0.3006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 0.886 tonnes per person | 4.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.923 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 4.91 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vietnam?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Vietnam was 4.79 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 tonnes per person in 1895.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2724 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Vietnam rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Vietnam ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.