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Carbon intensity of GDP in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Carbon intensity of GDP was 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
15th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
0.4184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 1992
Years of data
41
1984–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Viet Nam, 1984–2024

00.250.50.7511984200420241984: 0.57 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1985: 0.554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1986: 0.591 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1987: 0.635 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1988: 0.593 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1989: 0.474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1990: 0.457 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1991: 0.434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1992: 0.418 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1993: 0.453 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1994: 0.49 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1995: 0.514 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1996: 0.53 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1997: 0.565 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1998: 0.597 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1999: 0.584 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2000: 0.604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2001: 0.625 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2002: 0.692 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2003: 0.688 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2004: 0.757 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2005: 0.77 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2006: 0.739 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2007: 0.764 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2008: 0.796 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2009: 0.845 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2010: 0.884 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2011: 0.831 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2012: 0.785 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2013: 0.776 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2014: 0.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2015: 0.839 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2016: 0.877 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2017: 0.84 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2018: 0.962 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2019: 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2020: 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2021: 1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2022: 0.954 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2023: 1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2024: 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in Viet Nam stood at 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Viet Nam peaked at 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1992.

That places Viet Nam 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Viet Nam, year by year

Year kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Change
1984 0.5703 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP —
1985 0.5539 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.9%
1986 0.5914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.8%
1987 0.635 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +7.4%
1988 0.5929 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -6.6%
1989 0.4742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -20.0%
1990 0.4567 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.7%
1991 0.434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.0%
1992 0.4184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.6%
1993 0.4534 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.4%
1994 0.4897 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.0%
1995 0.5143 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +5.0%
1996 0.5297 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.0%
1997 0.5649 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.6%
1998 0.5969 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +5.7%
1999 0.5835 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.2%
2000 0.6045 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.6%
2001 0.6252 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.4%
2002 0.6921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +10.7%
2003 0.6879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.6%
2004 0.7573 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +10.1%
2005 0.7702 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.7%
2006 0.7387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.1%
2007 0.7641 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.4%
2008 0.7957 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.1%
2009 0.8452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.2%
2010 0.8842 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.6%
2011 0.8308 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -6.0%
2012 0.7847 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.5%
2013 0.7764 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.1%
2014 0.8002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.1%
2015 0.8393 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.9%
2016 0.8768 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.5%
2017 0.8398 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.2%
2018 0.9616 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +14.5%
2019 1.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +11.1%
2020 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.6%
2021 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.9%
2022 0.9539 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.7%
2023 1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.2%
2024 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.635 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 6
1990s 0.5041 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5969 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.7281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6045 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.8662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7764 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2020s 1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9539 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 12 Trinidad and Tobago 1.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  2. 13 Libya 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  3. 14 Oman 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  4. 16 Kazakhstan 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  5. 17 Kyrgyzstan 1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  6. 18 Kuwait 0.9806 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Viet Nam?
Carbon intensity of gdp in Viet Nam was 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1992.
How does Viet Nam rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
Viet Nam ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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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$.