Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Vietnam: Carbon intensity of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.2963 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
20th
Vietnam rank
20th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Vietnam
0.20.40.6199020072024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.2963 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5718 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1405 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4313 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 0.4089 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2029 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.206 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 0.2885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2414 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0471 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 0.2285 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2863 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0579 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.2963 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
0.0857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Vietnam rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.