Human caused air pollution exposure in Vietnam
Vietnam: Human caused air pollution exposure was 24.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.55
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
40th
of 240 countries
All-time high
26.58
in 2014
All-time low
15.72
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Vietnam, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 24.55 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Vietnam peaked at 26.58 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.72, in 1999.
That places Vietnam 40th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.09 | — |
| 1999 | 15.72 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 18.15 | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 19.65 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 18.85 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 20.93 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 23.64 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 23.75 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.43 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.89 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 25.36 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.54 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.06 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.33 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 25.46 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 26.54 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 26.58 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.24 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 25.45 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 25.43 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.1 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 26.45 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 24.27 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 24.54 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.52 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 25.65 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 24.55 | -4.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 24.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 24.55 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 4.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.41 | 15.72 | 17.09 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.52 | 18.15 | 25.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.66 | 24.24 | 26.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.71 | 24.27 | 25.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0063 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1995)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 20.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Vietnam?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Vietnam was 24.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.58 in 2014.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.72 in 1999.
- How does Vietnam rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Vietnam ranks 40th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).