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
051015196519952025

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

Indicator
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 4,195 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.