Russia vs Vietnam: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Russia
6.86 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Vietnam
7.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russia rank
15th
Vietnam rank
13th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Russia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 7.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia, a difference of 0.16 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 78 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5731 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 10.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4887 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 7.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 7.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 4 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 6.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6188 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Russia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 7.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Russia and Vietnam?
- 0.16 kilowatt-hours per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Vietnam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Vietnam rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Russia ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.