Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Vietnam

Vietnam: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0004 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.0007 kt per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Vietnam, 1961–2023

0000.0010.001196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 0.0004 kt per person for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.0007 kt per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per person, in 2023.

That places Vietnam 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Vietnam, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0007 kt per person
1962 0.0007 kt per person +0.4%
1963 0.0006 kt per person -10.5%
1964 0.0007 kt per person +8.0%
1965 0.0006 kt per person -5.7%
1966 0.0006 kt per person -5.3%
1967 0.0006 kt per person +0.2%
1968 0.0006 kt per person -0.1%
1969 0.0006 kt per person -1.4%
1970 0.0006 kt per person -6.2%
1971 0.0005 kt per person -3.0%
1972 0.0006 kt per person +2.1%
1973 0.0006 kt per person +0.4%
1974 0.0006 kt per person -0.6%
1975 0.0005 kt per person -7.2%
1976 0.0005 kt per person +6.3%
1977 0.0006 kt per person +0.6%
1978 0.0005 kt per person -2.7%
1979 0.0005 kt per person -1.8%
1980 0.0005 kt per person -0.1%
1981 0.0005 kt per person -1.4%
1982 0.0005 kt per person -1.3%
1983 0.0005 kt per person -4.1%
1984 0.0005 kt per person -1.3%
1985 0.0005 kt per person -1.5%
1986 0.0005 kt per person -2.4%
1987 0.0004 kt per person -3.7%
1988 0.0005 kt per person +0.4%
1989 0.0005 kt per person +0.9%
1990 0.0005 kt per person +0.1%
1991 0.0005 kt per person +2.1%
1992 0.0005 kt per person +0.7%
1993 0.0005 kt per person -0.6%
1994 0.0005 kt per person -1.2%
1995 0.0005 kt per person +0.8%
1996 0.0005 kt per person +2.0%
1997 0.0005 kt per person -0.1%
1998 0.0005 kt per person +2.1%
1999 0.0005 kt per person +2.8%
2000 0.0005 kt per person -1.0%
2001 0.0005 kt per person -3.3%
2002 0.0005 kt per person -0.9%
2003 0.0005 kt per person -1.7%
2004 0.0005 kt per person -1.1%
2005 0.0004 kt per person -2.5%
2006 0.0004 kt per person -1.4%
2007 0.0004 kt per person -3.3%
2008 0.0004 kt per person +0.8%
2009 0.0004 kt per person -1.0%
2010 0.0004 kt per person -0.4%
2011 0.0004 kt per person +1.0%
2012 0.0004 kt per person +0.2%
2013 0.0004 kt per person +0.6%
2014 0.0004 kt per person -2.3%
2015 0.0004 kt per person -1.1%
2016 0.0004 kt per person -2.4%
2017 0.0004 kt per person -1.6%
2018 0.0004 kt per person -2.9%
2019 0.0004 kt per person -2.5%
2020 0.0004 kt per person -4.0%
2021 0.0004 kt per person -0.9%
2022 0.0004 kt per person -2.5%
2023 0.0004 kt per person -0.3%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 23.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 2.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 5 Myanmar 0.0005 kt per person compare
  2. 6 Guinea 0.0005 kt per person compare
  3. 7 Philippines 0.0004 kt per person compare
  4. 9 Uruguay 0.0003 kt per person compare
  5. 10 Madagascar 0.0003 kt per person compare
  6. 11 Laos 0.0003 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Vietnam?
Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Vietnam was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per person in 1962.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023.
How does Vietnam rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Vietnam ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,585 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.