Congo vs Vietnam: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Congo
0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
93rd
Vietnam rank
91st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Congo
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 93rd and Vietnam ranks 91st of 201 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.5453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.7869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Congo or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Congo and Vietnam?
- 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Vietnam rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 93rd and Vietnam ranks 91st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.