China vs Vietnam: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

China
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
28th
Vietnam rank
30th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • China
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 28th and Vietnam ranks 30th of 203 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), China or Vietnam?
China, at 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between China and Vietnam?
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Vietnam rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
China ranks 28th and Vietnam ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.