Low & middle income vs Viet Nam: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Low & middle income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.4053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9403 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3707 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 0.9878 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5041 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4837 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 0.894 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1659 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 0.7951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0711 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.681 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3462 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Low & middle income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Low & middle income and Viet Nam?
- 0.4053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Viet Nam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 15th 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2021 US$.