United States of America vs Viet Nam: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
United States of America
6.98 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
7.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States of America rank
14th
Viet Nam rank
13th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- United States of America
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 7.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.98 kilowatt-hours per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.04 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
United States of America ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 78 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3128 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.44 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1970s | 16.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.16 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1980s | 19.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5659 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.13 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1990s | 21.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4887 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.69 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2000s | 20.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.87 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2010s | 13.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.78 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2020s | 7.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.09 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, United States of America or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 7.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.98 kilowatt-hours per person in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between United States of America and Viet Nam?
- 0.04 kilowatt-hours per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 14th and Viet Nam 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.