Canada vs Vietnam: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Canada
11.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
16.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Vietnam rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 16.41 terawatt-hours against 11.33 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 5.08 terawatt-hours.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Vietnam ranks 7th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 8.09 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.76 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 9.71 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 0.2838 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 0.9936 terawatt-hours | 6.28 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.29 terawatt-hours | 4.25 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5907 terawatt-hours | 13.53 terawatt-hours | 12.94 terawatt-hours | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Canada or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 16.41 terawatt-hours against 11.33 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Canada and Vietnam?
- 5.08 terawatt-hours, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vietnam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Vietnam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 10th and Vietnam ranks 7th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.