Taiwan vs Vietnam: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Taiwan
11.3%
in 2025
Vietnam
11.9%
in 2025
Taiwan rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
21st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Taiwan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 11.9% against 11.3% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Vietnam ahead.
Taiwan ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 21st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 12.3% | 5.4% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 7.8% | 2.4% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 19.2% | 14.2% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 14.3% | 7.7% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 8.6% | 4.9% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 10.7% | 4.8% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.9% | 1.6% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Taiwan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 11.9% against 11.3% in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Taiwan and Vietnam?
- 0.6%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Vietnam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Vietnam rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Taiwan ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 21st of 80 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 renewables. 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.