Viet Nam vs Zimbabwe: Coal production per person
Viet Nam
2,924 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3,161 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Viet Nam rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Coal production per person over time
- Viet Nam
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3,161 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,924 kilowatt-hours per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 237 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Viet Nam ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Viet Nam | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 147.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 453.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 305.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 250.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,899 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,648 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 588.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,483 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,894 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 884.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,020 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,135 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 367.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,921 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 322.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,597 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,274 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 710.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,233 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,522 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 754.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,476 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,722 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 662.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,206 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,544 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 713.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,690 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,976 kilowatt-hours per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2,274 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 433.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,658 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,333 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3,036 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,125 kilowatt-hours per person | 911.52 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, Viet Nam or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3,161 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 Viet Nam and Zimbabwe?
- 237 kilowatt-hours per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Viet Nam and Zimbabwe rank globally for coal production per person?
- Viet Nam ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.