Waste — Emissions Share in Vietnam
Vietnam: Waste — Emissions Share was 16.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Vietnam, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Vietnam is 16.9 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Vietnam peaked at 16.9 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.69 %, in 1992.
Vietnam ranks 137th 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 Share in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.89 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.71 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 8.69 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.71 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.9 % | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 8.8 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.87 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 9.14 % | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 8.99 % | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.2 % | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.51 % | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 9.95 % | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.12 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.85 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.81 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.92 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 10.47 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.79 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 11.27 % | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.93 % | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 12.28 % | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.68 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 13.51 % | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 14.02 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 14.56 % | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.74 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.1 % | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.87 % | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 15.84 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.36 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9 % | +3.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 16.9 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 65% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 16.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 % | 8.69 % | 9.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.99 % | 9.51 % | 10.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.09 % | 10.79 % | 15.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.24 % | 15.84 % | 16.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 134 Benin 17.06 % compare
- 135 Bangladesh 16.98 % compare
- 136 Tajikistan 16.94 % compare
- 137 Viet Nam 16.9 % compare
- 139 Slovenia 16.86 % compare
- 140 Syrian Arab Republic 15.97 % compare
- 140 Syria 15.97 % compare
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 waste — emissions share in Vietnam?
- Waste — emissions share in Vietnam was 16.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.69 % in 1992.
- How does Vietnam rank for waste — emissions share?
- Vietnam ranks 137th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.