How have things changed?, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0899 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Vietnam, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.0899 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.0899 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 metric tons per person, in 1980.
That places Vietnam 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0189 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | -21.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | -31.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.012 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.012 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0153 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 metric tons per person | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0205 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 metric tons per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0278 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0299 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.032 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0353 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0393 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0425 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0501 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.055 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0566 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0595 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0629 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0646 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0667 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0684 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.071 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0753 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0788 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0805 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0838 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.084 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.086 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.088 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0899 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0899 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 8.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0899 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -31.2% | 0.0183 metric tons per person | 0.0126 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0183 metric tons per person | 0.0179 metric tons per person | 0.0189 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.014 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 0.0183 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0131 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 0.0149 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 metric tons per person | 0.0144 metric tons per person | 0.0249 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0411 metric tons per person | 0.0278 metric tons per person | 0.055 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0684 metric tons per person | 0.0566 metric tons per person | 0.0805 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0864 metric tons per person | 0.0838 metric tons per person | 0.0899 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 18 Mauritania 0.1239 metric tons per person compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 0.122 metric tons per person compare
- 20 Ecuador 0.1114 metric tons per person compare
- 22 Indonesia 0.0831 metric tons per person compare
- 23 Denmark 0.083 metric tons per person compare
- 24 New Zealand 0.08 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Vietnam?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Vietnam was 0.0899 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0899 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 metric tons per person in 1980.
- How does Vietnam rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.