Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam
Vietnam: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
84th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1895
All-time low
1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam peaked at 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1895 and was at its lowest, 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1949.
Vietnam ranks 84th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 81 Namibia 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Seychelles 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Croatia 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 85 Spain 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Greece 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam was 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1895.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- How does Vietnam rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Vietnam ranks 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.