Climate Change in Vietnam

650 indicators covering climate change for Vietnam.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 74.59 years 2023 up 1.0% 125th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 up 3.1% 1st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0.0004 kt per person 2023 down 18.7% 8th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.1122 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 10.1% 3rd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0.0004 kt per person 2023 down 18.7% 8th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.1122 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 10.1% 3rd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 18.7% 8th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 10.1% 3rd
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 94.78 2021 unchanged 8th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 55.6% 15th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 55.6% 15th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 55.6% 15th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 196.61 kilograms per person 2023 down 14.7% 57th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 20.19 million tonnes 2023 up 10.5% 22nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 73.52 million tonnes 2023 down 1.0% 19th
Methane emissions by sector 280,000 tonnes 2023 down 69.9% 30th
Methane emissions from agriculture 53.33 million tonnes 2023 down 4.7% 18th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 452.01 kilograms per person 2023 up 39.7% 124th
CO₂ emissions from transport 45.36 million tonnes 2023 up 54.8% 28th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 54.01 kilograms per person 2023 up 115.5% 108th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 5.2 2025 down 36.6% 55th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 4 2025 down 9.1% 84th
Lack of coping capacity 4.3 2025 down 2.3% 90th
Vulnerability 2.8 2025 up 21.7% 138th
CO₂ emissions by sector 6.32 million tonnes 2023 down 41.1% 51st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 62.98 kilograms per person 2023 down 46.8% 131st
Terrestrial protected areas 7.6% 2025 unchanged 171st
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.9% 2025 unchanged 163rd
Marine protected areas 0.5% 2025 down 16.7% 120th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0015 kt 2023 down 60.5% 99th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 down 50.0% 100th
Food Processing — Emissions 88.84 kt 2023 down 59.0% 88th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0423 kt 2023 down 60.2% 99th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.04 kt 2023 down 60.3% 103rd
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.3016 2021 down 6.4% 91st
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 8.34 million tonnes 2023 up 467.3% 16th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% 2023 up 87.9% 27th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.7% 2023 up 87.9% 27th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% 2023 up 87.9% 27th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,255 kt 2023 down 5.4% 19th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 5,255 kt 2023 down 5.4% 19th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 12.13 million tonnes 2024 down 38.1% 58th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1201 tonnes per person 2024 down 43.8% 100th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 353.04 million tonnes 2024 up 92.4% 57th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 460.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2025 down 4.8% 111th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 38.69 kilograms 2023 up 75.1% 112th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 3.88 million tonnes 2023 up 94.0% 32nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 12.37 million tonnes 2026 down 48.7% 45th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ 2022 up 18.1% 45th
Urban population 38.8% 2025 up 9.2% 177th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2024 down 83.3% 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 9,628 2024 down 99.6% 81st
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 6.43 2025 up 27.0% 44th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 49.7% 2015 down 15.3% 95th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.9% 2015 up 29.7% 24th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 292.88 2023 up 122.1% 21st
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.2155 2023 up 23.2% 37th
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.778 2023 down 24.4% 32nd
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.5 1=low to 6=high 2015 unchanged 17th