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
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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About this data
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.