What is the difference in coal consumption, per capita between United States and Viet Nam?

0 terawatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Viet Nam?

61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs Viet Nam: Coal consumption, per capita

United States

0 terawatt-hours per person

in 2025

Viet Nam

0 terawatt-hours per person

in 2025

United States rank

17th

Viet Nam rank

18th

Coal consumption, per capita over time

United States
Viet Nam

How they compare

United States currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 18th of 205 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	United States
1970s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	United States
1980s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	United States
1990s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	United States
2000s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	United States
2010s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	United States
2020s	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	0 terawatt-hours per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per capita, United States or Viet Nam?: United States, at 0 terawatt-hours per person against 0 terawatt-hours per person in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per capita between United States and Viet Nam?: 0 terawatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Viet Nam?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do United States and Viet Nam rank globally for coal consumption, per capita?: United States ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal consumption, per capita
Unit: terawatt-hours per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 205 places, 9,838 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

Coal consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.