Total greenhouse gas emissions in Viet Nam

Viet Nam emitted 584.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Viet Nam, 2024 584.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +7.6% 2023: 542.9 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 15th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Viet Nam over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period Viet NamWorld
2024 584.3 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 542.9 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 494.5 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 486.8 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 493.0 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 484.7 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 427.7 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 370.4 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 364.4 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 343.6 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 320.1 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 304.0 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 295.5 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 295.6 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 292.7 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 275.7 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 256.2 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 245.2 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 231.4 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 225.2 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 213.4 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 191.0 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 182.9 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 168.1 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 163.6 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.6% from 542.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 320.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +82.5%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Viet Nam has the 15th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Viet Nam
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database