Botswana vs Vietnam: Electricity generation from coal per person
Botswana
1,337 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Vietnam
1,469 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Botswana rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
20th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Botswana
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1,469 kilowatt-hours against 1,337 kilowatt-hours in Botswana, a difference of 132 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th of 207 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 522.28 kilowatt-hours | 104.48 kilowatt-hours | 417.8 kilowatt-hours | Botswana |
| 2010s | 820.51 kilowatt-hours | 552.57 kilowatt-hours | 267.94 kilowatt-hours | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1,104 kilowatt-hours | 1,258 kilowatt-hours | 154.71 kilowatt-hours | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Botswana or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1,469 kilowatt-hours against 1,337 kilowatt-hours in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Botswana and Vietnam?
- 132 kilowatt-hours, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Vietnam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Vietnam rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.