China vs Vietnam: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

China
0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
31st
Vietnam rank
28th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • China
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vietnam ahead.

China ranks 31st and Vietnam ranks 28th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, China or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between China and Vietnam?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Vietnam rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
China ranks 31st and Vietnam ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.