Upper middle income vs Viet Nam: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Upper middle income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.4102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Upper middle income ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Upper middle income averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9724 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4028 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5041 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 0.9136 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1855 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 0.8063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.6803 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.347 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, Upper middle income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
- 0.4102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Upper middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Upper middle income ranks 17th 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$.