Middle income vs Viet Nam: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Middle income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.4006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9531 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3835 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Middle income |
| 1990s | 0.9997 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5041 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4956 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Middle income |
| 2000s | 0.9032 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1752 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Middle income |
| 2010s | 0.802 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0642 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.6857 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3416 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, Middle income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6594 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Middle income and Viet Nam?
- 0.4006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Viet Nam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Middle income ranks 14th 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$.