Lower middle income vs Viet Nam: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.2963 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2525 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1405 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.112 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 0.2271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2029 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0241 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 0.207 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2414 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2863 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0982 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Lower middle income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.2963 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Lower middle income and Viet Nam?
- 0.1106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam 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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About this data
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 $.