Waste — Emissions per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Viet Nam, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in Viet Nam stood at 0.17 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.08 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Viet Nam ranks 129th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.089 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.114 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1675 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 126 Armenia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 126 Indonesia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 126 Mauritania 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Aruba 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Guinea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Kiribati 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Mongolia 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Norway 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Vietnam 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.36 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Viet Nam?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Viet Nam was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 129th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.