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
-0000196619942023

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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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,193 data points, 1966–2023
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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.