Japan vs Vietnam: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
16.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
Vietnam rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Japan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.34 terawatt-hours against 16.41 terawatt-hours in Vietnam, a difference of 2.93 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 0.2838 terawatt-hours | 5.84 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.486 terawatt-hours | 0.9936 terawatt-hours | 0.5076 terawatt-hours | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 4.25 terawatt-hours | 5.43 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 13.53 terawatt-hours | 5.55 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Japan or Vietnam?
- Japan, at 19.34 terawatt-hours against 16.41 terawatt-hours in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Japan and Vietnam?
- 2.93 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Japan ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 8th of 80 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 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.