Netherlands vs Vietnam
Netherlands vs Vietnam: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.6 tonnes in Netherlands and 4.27 tonnes in Vietnam, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.34 tonnes, or 1.55 times that in Vietnam.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Netherlands ranked 36 and Vietnam ranked 63 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Netherlands | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.6 | 4.27 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 6.88 | 3.89 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.52 | 3.45 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.32 | 3.4 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.15 | 3.55 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 9.11 | 3.46 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.47 | 2.93 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 9.82 | 2.41 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 10.03 | 2.38 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2.16 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.59 | 1.95 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 10.08 | 1.8 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 10.24 | 1.75 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 10.43 | 1.77 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 11.2 | 1.79 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 10.57 | 1.63 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.94 | 1.48 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.92 | 1.37 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.87 | 1.26 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 11.16 | 1.24 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 11.47 | 1.14 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 11.36 | 0.98 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 11.26 | 0.93 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 11.31 | 0.8 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 11.11 | 0.73 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 11.14 | 0.67 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 11.51 | 0.66 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 11.54 | 0.6 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 12.1 | 0.53 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.49 | 0.48 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 11.27 | 0.42 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.27 | 0.37 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.13 | 0.32 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 11.34 | 0.31 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 11.02 | 0.31 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 10.75 | 0.32 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 10.59 | 0.38 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 10.66 | 0.39 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 10.44 | 0.36 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 10.33 | 0.33 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 10.08 | 0.34 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 9.7 | 0.35 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 10.05 | 0.33 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 10.82 | 0.31 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 10.96 | 0.31 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 11.59 | 0.3 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0.3 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 10.72 | 0.3 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 10.95 | 0.28 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 10.24 | 0.4 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 10.98 | 0.35 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 11.66 | 0.43 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 11.29 | 0.39 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 10.21 | 0.41 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 10.29 | 0.42 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Netherlands vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyNetherlands: 82.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNetherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNetherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNetherlands: 100% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionNetherlands: 4.03% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateNetherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNetherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthNetherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNetherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNetherlands: 95.9% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageNetherlands: 41.4 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNetherlands: 20.2% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNetherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNetherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNetherlands: $27B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personNetherlands: $1,582 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNetherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNetherlands: 41,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerNetherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNetherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNetherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNetherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018