Iceland vs Vietnam: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Iceland
14.85 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
28.19 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
17th
Vietnam rank
14th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre against 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 13.34 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.9 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 9.42 metric tons per square kilometre 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre 7.24 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 10.7 metric tons per square kilometre 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre 8.73 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 14.45 metric tons per square kilometre 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre 12.08 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 16.83 metric tons per square kilometre 4.19 metric tons per square kilometre 12.64 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 16.86 metric tons per square kilometre 10.78 metric tons per square kilometre 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre 20.24 metric tons per square kilometre 7.97 metric tons per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 13.68 metric tons per square kilometre 27.07 metric tons per square kilometre 13.4 metric tons per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Iceland or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre against 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Iceland and Vietnam?
13.34 metric tons per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Vietnam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Vietnam rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.