Waste — Emissions in Vietnam

Vietnam: Waste — Emissions was 5.79 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.79 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
25th
of 232 countries
All-time high
5.79 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.848 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Vietnam, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Vietnam is 5.79 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Vietnam peaked at 5.79 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.848 kt, in 1961.

Vietnam ranks 25th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Waste — Emissions in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Vietnam, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.848 kt
1962 0.883 kt +4.1%
1963 0.926 kt +4.9%
1964 0.972 kt +5.0%
1965 1.02 kt +4.9%
1966 1.07 kt +4.9%
1967 1.12 kt +4.7%
1968 1.17 kt +4.5%
1969 1.21 kt +3.4%
1970 1.28 kt +5.8%
1971 1.26 kt -1.6%
1972 1.32 kt +4.8%
1973 1.29 kt -2.3%
1974 1.35 kt +4.7%
1975 1.29 kt -4.4%
1976 1.32 kt +2.3%
1977 1.32 kt +0.0%
1978 1.34 kt +1.5%
1979 1.43 kt +6.7%
1980 1.46 kt +2.1%
1981 1.56 kt +6.8%
1982 1.59 kt +1.9%
1983 1.66 kt +4.4%
1984 1.73 kt +4.2%
1985 1.73 kt +0.0%
1986 1.81 kt +4.6%
1987 1.82 kt +0.6%
1988 1.86 kt +2.2%
1989 1.9 kt +2.2%
1990 1.9 kt +0.0%
1991 1.98 kt +4.2%
1992 2.12 kt +7.1%
1993 2.25 kt +6.1%
1994 2.29 kt +1.8%
1995 2.28 kt -0.4%
1996 2.42 kt +6.1%
1997 2.5 kt +3.3%
1998 2.63 kt +5.2%
1999 2.76 kt +4.9%
2000 2.85 kt +3.3%
2001 2.88 kt +1.1%
2002 3.03 kt +5.2%
2003 3.18 kt +5.0%
2004 3.33 kt +4.7%
2005 3.41 kt +2.4%
2006 3.54 kt +3.8%
2007 3.68 kt +4.0%
2008 3.88 kt +5.4%
2009 4.07 kt +4.9%
2010 4.22 kt +3.7%
2011 4.42 kt +4.7%
2012 4.55 kt +2.9%
2013 4.69 kt +3.1%
2014 4.75 kt +1.3%
2015 4.86 kt +2.3%
2016 4.97 kt +2.3%
2017 5.12 kt +3.0%
2018 5.23 kt +2.1%
2019 5.36 kt +2.5%
2020 5.5 kt +2.6%
2021 5.55 kt +0.9%
2022 5.67 kt +2.2%
2023 5.79 kt +2.1%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 5.79 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.378 kt, 15.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 5.79 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.333 kt, 17.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.02 kt 0.848 kt 1.21 kt 9
1970s 1.32 kt 1.26 kt 1.43 kt 10
1980s 1.71 kt 1.46 kt 1.9 kt 10
1990s 2.31 kt 1.9 kt 2.76 kt 10
2000s 3.39 kt 2.85 kt 4.07 kt 10
2010s 4.82 kt 4.22 kt 5.36 kt 10
2020s 5.63 kt 5.5 kt 5.79 kt 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 22 Colombia 6.2 kt compare
  2. 23 Türkiye 6.16 kt compare
  3. 23 Turkey 6.16 kt compare
  4. 25 Viet Nam 5.79 kt compare
  5. 27 Ethiopia 5.57 kt compare
  6. 28 Italy 5.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Vietnam?
Waste — emissions in Vietnam was 5.79 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 5.79 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.848 kt in 1961.
How does Vietnam rank for waste — emissions?
Vietnam ranks 25th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf