China vs Viet Nam: Coal production, annual growth rate
China
1.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Viet Nam
4.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
26th
Viet Nam rank
23rd
Coal production, annual growth rate over time
- China
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 4.06 % change on previous year against 1.46 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 2.6 % change on previous year.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.8 times China's.
The two have swapped places 50 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Viet Nam ahead.
China ranks 26th and Viet Nam ranks 23rd of 85 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 8 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 114.36 % change on previous year | 11.48 % change on previous year | 102.89 % change on previous year | China |
| 1910s | 7.39 % change on previous year | 6.36 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | China |
| 1920s | 4.35 % change on previous year | 12.07 % change on previous year | 7.72 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1930s | 6.75 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | China |
| 1940s | 8.71 % change on previous year | -12.44 % change on previous year | 21.15 % change on previous year | China |
| 1950s | 29.58 % change on previous year | 21.11 % change on previous year | 8.48 % change on previous year | China |
| 1960s | 1.87 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 6.56 % change on previous year | 8.67 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 5.83 % change on previous year | -2.4 % change on previous year | 8.23 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 7.67 % change on previous year | 4.99 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 8.59 % change on previous year | 17.02 % change on previous year | 8.42 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2.11 % change on previous year | 0.6925 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 3.24 % change on previous year | -0.1237 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, annual growth rate, China or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 4.06 % change on previous year against 1.46 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production, annual growth rate between China and Viet Nam?
- 2.6 % change on previous year, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Viet Nam?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do China and Viet Nam rank globally for coal production, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 26th and Viet Nam ranks 23rd of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Coal production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.