Methane emissions in Viet Nam

Viet Nam emitted 116.5 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Viet Nam, 2024 116.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.5% 2023: 117.1 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 16th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period Viet NamWorld
2024 116.5 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 117.1 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 117.3 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 117.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 113.4 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 115.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 115.3 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 113.0 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 113.4 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 115.1 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 117.5 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 116.8 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 116.1 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 116.7 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 114.5 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 113.8 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 111.0 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 110.8 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 108.6 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 105.4 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 101.5 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 94.7 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 92.3 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 90.1 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 90.4 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5% from 117.1 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 117.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −0.9%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Viet Nam has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 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.CH4.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