India vs Viet Nam: Coal production per person
India
3,410 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
2,924 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
23rd
Viet Nam rank
26th
Coal production per person over time
- India
- Viet Nam
How they compare
India currently reports 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,924 kilowatt-hours per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 486 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.
India ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 201.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 147.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 53.64 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1910s | 365.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 250.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 114.05 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1920s | 427.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 588.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 160.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 1930s | 430.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 884.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 453.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 1940s | 510.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 367.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 142.97 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1950s | 652.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 322.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 330.39 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1960s | 848.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 710.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 138.64 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1970s | 925.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 754.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 171.02 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1980s | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 662.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 447.65 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1990s | 1,589 kilowatt-hours per person | 713.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 875.5 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2000s | 1,911 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,274 kilowatt-hours per person | 362.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2,415 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 576.82 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3,026 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,036 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, India or Viet Nam?
- India, at 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,924 kilowatt-hours per person in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between India and Viet Nam?
- 486 kilowatt-hours per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Viet Nam?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Viet Nam rank globally for coal production per person?
- India ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 219 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 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.