United Arab Emirates vs Viet Nam: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
United Arab Emirates
3.5%
in 2025
Viet Nam
3.7%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates rank
62nd
Viet Nam rank
60th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Viet Nam ahead.
United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd and Viet Nam ranks 60th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132.1% | 34.0% | 98.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 26.8% | -4.5% | 31.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 3.8% | 14.8% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 9.8% | 4.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 10.4% | 4.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 9.9% | 7.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, United Arab Emirates or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 3.7% against 3.5% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam?
- 0.2%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd and Viet Nam ranks 60th of 217 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.