Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Pakistan
17.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
20.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Pakistan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 20.29 terawatt-hours against 17.13 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 3.16 terawatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Pakistan ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7879 terawatt-hours | 0.9429 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | -0.5199 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 2.2 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -0.0861 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.1686 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0.9661 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 4.07 terawatt-hours | 8.82 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 7.76 terawatt-hours | 45.09 terawatt-hours | 37.33 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | -1.71 terawatt-hours | 22.18 terawatt-hours | 23.88 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, Pakistan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 20.29 terawatt-hours against 17.13 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 3.16 terawatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Viet Nam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Pakistan ranks 7th 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.