Canada vs Viet Nam: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Canada
37.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
30.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Canada
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Canada currently reports 37.96 terawatt-hours against 30.28 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam, a difference of 7.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.37 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 29.05 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 26.08 terawatt-hours | 8.7 terawatt-hours | 17.38 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 10.18 terawatt-hours | 23.65 terawatt-hours | 13.47 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 25.42 terawatt-hours | 58.94 terawatt-hours | 33.52 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | -5.91 terawatt-hours | 29.69 terawatt-hours | 35.6 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 fossil fuels, Canada or Viet Nam?
- Canada, at 37.96 terawatt-hours against 30.28 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Canada and Viet Nam?
- 7.68 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Viet Nam?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Viet Nam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Canada ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 76 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 fossil fuels. 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.