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Carbon intensity of the economy — Vietnam

Carbon intensity of the economy in Vietnam in 2022 — 0.387 kg/$. Ranked 142 in the world out of 164. Since 1913, the indicator has risen by 545%.

2022 0.387 kg/$ −4.91% vs 2021
World rank 142of 164
Period maximum 0.565 kg/$1970
Period minimum 0.046 kg/$1951

Trend over time

1913–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Vietnam, 1913–202200.20.40.6191319241935194619571968197919902001201220221913: 0.06 kg/$1951: 0.046 kg/$1953: 0.058 kg/$1955: 0.106 kg/$1957: 0.08 kg/$1959: 0.171 kg/$1961: 0.189 kg/$1963: 0.185 kg/$1965: 0.252 kg/$1967: 0.499 kg/$1969: 0.553 kg/$1971: 0.467 kg/$1973: 0.411 kg/$1975: 0.4 kg/$1977: 0.231 kg/$1979: 0.244 kg/$1981: 0.264 kg/$1983: 0.252 kg/$1985: 0.239 kg/$1987: 0.247 kg/$1989: 0.166 kg/$1991: 0.184 kg/$1993: 0.169 kg/$1995: 0.188 kg/$1997: 0.242 kg/$1999: 0.234 kg/$2001: 0.26 kg/$2003: 0.288 kg/$2005: 0.31 kg/$2007: 0.288 kg/$2009: 0.319 kg/$2011: 0.348 kg/$2013: 0.31 kg/$2015: 0.384 kg/$2017: 0.359 kg/$2019: 0.464 kg/$2021: 0.407 kg/$2022: 0.387 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.327 (+545%) Average annual rate: 1.72 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 0.387 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.238 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.387 −0.02 −4.91%
2021 0.407 −0.075 −15.56%
2020 0.482 +0.018 +3.88%
2019 0.464 +0.089 +23.73%
2018 0.375 +0.016 +4.46%
2017 0.359 −0.014 −3.75%
2016 0.373 −0.011 −2.86%
2015 0.384 +0.037 +10.66%
2014 0.347 +0.037 +11.94%
2013 0.31 −0.002 −0.64%
2012 0.312 −0.036 −10.34%
2011 0.348 +0.011 +3.26%
2010 0.337 +0.018 +5.64%
2009 0.319 +0.011 +3.57%
2008 0.308 +0.02 +6.94%
2007 0.288 −0.015 −4.95%
2006 0.303 −0.007 −2.26%
2005 0.31 +0.001 +0.32%
2004 0.309 +0.021 +7.29%
2003 0.288 +0.011 +3.97%
2002 0.277 +0.017 +6.54%
2001 0.26 +0.015 +6.12%
2000 0.245 +0.011 +4.7%
1999 0.234 −0.007 −2.9%
1998 0.241 −0.001 −0.41%
1997 0.242 +0.039 +19.21%
1996 0.203 +0.015 +7.98%
1995 0.188 +0.001 +0.53%
1994 0.187 +0.018 +10.65%
1993 0.169 −0.002 −1.17%
1992 0.171 −0.013 −7.07%
1991 0.184 −0.01 −5.15%
1990 0.194 +0.028 +16.87%
1989 0.166 −0.065 −28.14%
1988 0.231 −0.016 −6.48%
1987 0.247 +0.021 +9.29%
1986 0.226 −0.013 −5.44%
1985 0.239 +0.029 +13.81%
1984 0.21 −0.042 −16.67%
1983 0.252 −0.001 −0.4%
1982 0.253 −0.011 −4.17%
1981 0.264 +0.005 +1.93%
1980 0.259 +0.015 +6.15%
1979 0.244 +0.012 +5.17%
1978 0.232 +0.001 +0.43%
1977 0.231 +0.012 +5.48%
1976 0.219 −0.181 −45.25%
1975 0.4 +0.074 +22.7%
1974 0.326 −0.085 −20.68%
1973 0.411 +0.007 +1.73%
1972 0.404 −0.063 −13.49%
1971 0.467 −0.098 −17.35%
1970 0.565 +0.012 +2.17%
1969 0.553 +0.03 +5.74%
1968 0.523 +0.024 +4.81%
1967 0.499 +0.134 +36.71%
1966 0.365 +0.113 +44.84%
1965 0.252 +0.023 +10.04%
1964 0.229 +0.044 +23.78%
1963 0.185 −0.011 −5.61%
1962 0.196 +0.007 +3.7%
1961 0.189 +0.003 +1.61%
1960 0.186 +0.015 +8.77%
1959 0.171 +0.036 +26.67%
1958 0.135 +0.055 +68.75%
1957 0.08 −0.004 −4.76%
1956 0.084 −0.022 −20.75%
1955 0.106 +0.022 +26.19%
1954 0.084 +0.026 +44.83%
1953 0.058 −0.006 −9.38%
1952 0.064 +0.018 +39.13%
1951 0.046 −0.01 −17.86%
1950 0.056 — —
1913 0.06 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 0.106 MM Myanmar 0.109 PH Philippines 0.149 ID Indonesia 0.217 TH Thailand 0.242 KH Cambodia 0.32 MY Malaysia 0.321 VN Vietnam 0.387 LA Laos 0.41
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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