China vs Viet Nam: Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre
China
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
23rd
Viet Nam rank
20th
Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Viet Nam ahead.
China ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre, China or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre between China and Viet Nam?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Viet Nam?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do China and Viet Nam rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.