Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Bangladesh
28.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
20.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
4th
Viet Nam rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 28.46 terawatt-hours against 20.29 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam, a difference of 8.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0007 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.0372 terawatt-hours | -0.0861 terawatt-hours | 0.1233 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | -0.0918 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 8.82 terawatt-hours | 7.52 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3.45 terawatt-hours | 45.09 terawatt-hours | 41.65 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 11.6 terawatt-hours | 22.18 terawatt-hours | 10.57 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
- Bangladesh, at 28.46 terawatt-hours against 20.29 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 8.17 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.