Norway vs Viet Nam: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Norway
2.2%
in 2025
Viet Nam
2.9%
in 2025
Norway rank
22nd
Viet Nam rank
21st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Norway
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2.9% against 2.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Norway ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 78 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 8.0% | 5.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 9.8% | 7.0% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | -1.7% | 0.3% | 2.0% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 4.7% | 3.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | -4.7% | 16.1% | 20.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 17.0% | 12.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | -0.8% | 3.8% | 4.6% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Norway or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2.9% against 2.2% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Norway and Viet Nam?
- 0.7%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Viet Nam rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Norway ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.