CO2 emissions per person in Viet Nam
Carbon dioxide emissions in Viet Nam were 4.27 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Viet Nam, 2024
4.27
Change from 2023
+9.6%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
64th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Viet Nam over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Viet Nam | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.27 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 3.89 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 3.45 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 3.40 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 3.55 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 3.46 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 2.93 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 2.41 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 2.38 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 2.16 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 1.95 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 1.80 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 1.75 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 1.77 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 1.79 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 1.63 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 1.48 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 1.37 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 1.26 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 1.24 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 1.14 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 0.98 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 0.93 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 0.80 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 0.73 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +9.6% from 3.89 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.95 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +118.6%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Viet Nam has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Viet Nam
All statistics for Viet Nam
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
5.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
0.82e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.53e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
584.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
116.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
26.09 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank