Colombia vs Viet Nam: Coal production
Colombia
383.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
297.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
14th
Coal production over time
- Colombia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 383.04 terawatt-hours against 297.03 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam, a difference of 86.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Colombia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 2.21 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1920s | 0.1628 terawatt-hours | 10.57 terawatt-hours | 10.41 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1930s | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 16.12 terawatt-hours | 14.31 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1940s | 4.18 terawatt-hours | 7.42 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1950s | 13.51 terawatt-hours | 9.25 terawatt-hours | 4.25 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1960s | 24.17 terawatt-hours | 25.89 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 28.22 terawatt-hours | 35.39 terawatt-hours | 7.17 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 74.95 terawatt-hours | 38.4 terawatt-hours | 36.55 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 209.56 terawatt-hours | 51.39 terawatt-hours | 158.17 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 454.5 terawatt-hours | 187.11 terawatt-hours | 267.39 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 694.76 terawatt-hours | 275.66 terawatt-hours | 419.1 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 482.31 terawatt-hours | 303.35 terawatt-hours | 178.96 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Colombia or Viet Nam?
- Colombia, at 383.04 terawatt-hours against 297.03 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Colombia and Viet Nam?
- 86.01 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Viet Nam?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Viet Nam rank globally for coal production?
- Colombia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.