New Zealand vs Vietnam: How have things changed?, per capita

New Zealand
0.08 metric tons per person
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0899 metric tons per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
24th
Vietnam rank
21st

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Vietnam
00.050.10.150.2196519942024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0899 metric tons per person against 0.08 metric tons per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0099 metric tons per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 24th and Vietnam ranks 21st of 215 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0204 metric tons per person 0.0183 metric tons per person 0.0022 metric tons per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0251 metric tons per person 0.014 metric tons per person 0.0111 metric tons per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0705 metric tons per person 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0573 metric tons per person New Zealand
1990s 0.1533 metric tons per person 0.019 metric tons per person 0.1343 metric tons per person New Zealand
2000s 0.1517 metric tons per person 0.0411 metric tons per person 0.1107 metric tons per person New Zealand
2010s 0.117 metric tons per person 0.0684 metric tons per person 0.0486 metric tons per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0878 metric tons per person 0.0864 metric tons per person 0.0014 metric tons per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, New Zealand or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0899 metric tons per person against 0.08 metric tons per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between New Zealand and Vietnam?
0.0099 metric tons per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Vietnam?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Vietnam rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 24th and Vietnam ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.