What is the difference in coal consumption, per unit of gdp between China and Viet Nam?

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

China vs Viet Nam: Coal consumption, per unit of GDP

China

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Viet Nam

0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP

in 2025

China rank

8th

Viet Nam rank

7th

Coal consumption, per unit of GDP over time

China
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.

China ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	China
2020s	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per unit of gdp, China or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per unit of gdp between China and Viet Nam?: 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Viet Nam?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do China and Viet Nam rank globally for coal consumption, per unit of gdp?: China ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal consumption, per unit of GDP
Unit: terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 9,270 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

Coal consumption divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.