Taiwan vs Viet Nam: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Taiwan
2.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
2.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
27th
Viet Nam rank
24th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Taiwan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2.85 terawatt-hours against 2.45 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 0.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Taiwan ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0796 terawatt-hours | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.0784 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.5061 terawatt-hours | 0.553 terawatt-hours | 0.0469 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.72 terawatt-hours | 7.16 terawatt-hours | 3.44 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 solar and wind, Taiwan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2.85 terawatt-hours against 2.45 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Taiwan and Viet Nam?
- 0.4 terawatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Viet Nam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Taiwan ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.