India vs Vietnam: Annual change in primary energy from coal
India
20.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
20.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
Vietnam rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- India
- Vietnam
How they compare
India currently reports 20.94 terawatt-hours against 20.29 terawatt-hours in Vietnam, a difference of 0.65 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Vietnam ahead.
India ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 6th of 78 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.86 terawatt-hours | 0.9429 terawatt-hours | 10.92 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 16.67 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 14.99 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 55.24 terawatt-hours | -0.0861 terawatt-hours | 55.33 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 61.67 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 60.54 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 147.16 terawatt-hours | 8.82 terawatt-hours | 138.34 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 172.08 terawatt-hours | 45.09 terawatt-hours | 126.98 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 236.6 terawatt-hours | 22.18 terawatt-hours | 214.42 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, India or Vietnam?
- India, at 20.94 terawatt-hours against 20.29 terawatt-hours in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between India and Vietnam?
- 0.65 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Vietnam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- India ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 6th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.