Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Vietnam, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Vietnam stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Vietnam peaked at 3.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1944.
Vietnam ranks 3rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.2% | — |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | +37.0% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | -32.4% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -10.8% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | -16.6% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | +51.9% |
| 1938 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 1939 | 0.4% | +26.0% |
| 1940 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -21.7% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | -34.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | -21.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +216.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +116.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +43.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -17.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +27.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -19.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -39.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -22.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +76.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +13.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +32.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +25.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -35.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -38.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +43.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +47.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +27.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +4.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 56.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 3.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 3379.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +216.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1948 | +116.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1944 | -100.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Vietnam?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Vietnam was 3.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1944.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Vietnam ranks 3rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.