Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Vietnam, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Vietnam is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Vietnam peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Vietnam 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.1% | — |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +214.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.4% | — |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +57.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -11.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1018.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +214.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 flaring in Vietnam?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Vietnam was 0.3% 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 flaring recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Vietnam ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.