Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Vietnam

Vietnam: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.1122 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1122 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1248 kt per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0683 kt per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1961–2023

00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 0.1122 kt per square kilometre for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 0.1248 kt per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0683 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.

That places Vietnam 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.072 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0742 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1963 0.0683 kt per square kilometre -8.0%
1964 0.0757 kt per square kilometre +10.9%
1965 0.0733 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
1966 0.0711 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
1967 0.0728 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1968 0.0743 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1969 0.0749 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1970 0.0717 kt per square kilometre -4.2%
1971 0.0712 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1972 0.0744 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1973 0.0764 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1974 0.0776 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1975 0.0737 kt per square kilometre -5.0%
1976 0.0804 kt per square kilometre +9.1%
1977 0.083 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1978 0.0829 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1979 0.0833 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1980 0.085 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1981 0.0858 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1982 0.0867 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1983 0.0852 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
1984 0.0862 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1985 0.0868 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1986 0.0866 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1987 0.0851 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
1988 0.0872 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1989 0.0898 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1990 0.0917 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1991 0.0957 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1992 0.0983 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1993 0.0996 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1994 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1995 0.1027 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1996 0.1063 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1997 0.1078 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1998 0.1116 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1999 0.1162 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2000 0.1218 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
2001 0.119 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2002 0.1194 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2003 0.1188 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2004 0.1187 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2005 0.1158 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
2006 0.1157 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.114 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2008 0.1169 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2009 0.1175 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.1181 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.1208 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2012 0.1224 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 0.1248 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 0.1233 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2015 0.1235 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2016 0.122 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2017 0.1216 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2018 0.1194 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
2019 0.1175 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2020 0.1139 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
2021 0.1138 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2022 0.1118 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
2023 0.1122 kt per square kilometre +0.4%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 0.1122 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, 248.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0.1122 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0143 kt per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.073 kt per square kilometre 0.0683 kt per square kilometre 0.0757 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0775 kt per square kilometre 0.0712 kt per square kilometre 0.0833 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0864 kt per square kilometre 0.085 kt per square kilometre 0.0898 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.103 kt per square kilometre 0.0917 kt per square kilometre 0.1162 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1178 kt per square kilometre 0.114 kt per square kilometre 0.1218 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1213 kt per square kilometre 0.1175 kt per square kilometre 0.1248 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1129 kt per square kilometre 0.1118 kt per square kilometre 0.1139 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 1 Bangladesh 0.2493 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Philippines 0.1513 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Thailand 0.0981 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Cambodia 0.0891 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Sri Lanka 0.0561 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Vietnam?
Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Vietnam was 0.1122 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.1248 kt per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0683 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Vietnam rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Vietnam ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
112 places, 6,585 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.