Cameroon vs Vietnam: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Cameroon
3.8%
in 2024
Vietnam
3.7%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
59th
Vietnam rank
60th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Cameroon
- Vietnam
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 59th and Vietnam ranks 60th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 9.8% | 10.2% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 10.4% | 5.5% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 9.9% | 5.6% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | -0.6% | 3.9% | 4.6% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Cameroon or Vietnam?
- Cameroon, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Cameroon and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Vietnam?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Vietnam rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Cameroon ranks 59th and Vietnam ranks 60th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.