Russia vs Vietnam: Electricity generation from coal

Russia
219.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
149.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
6th
Vietnam rank
9th

Electricity generation from coal over time

  • Russia
  • Vietnam
050100150200198520052025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 219.52 terawatt-hours against 149.24 terawatt-hours in Vietnam, a difference of 70.28 terawatt-hours.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times Vietnam's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 207 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 147.42 terawatt-hours 2.84 terawatt-hours 144.58 terawatt-hours Russia
1990s 157.88 terawatt-hours 2 terawatt-hours 155.88 terawatt-hours Russia
2000s 172.31 terawatt-hours 8.6 terawatt-hours 163.71 terawatt-hours Russia
2010s 168.9 terawatt-hours 52.03 terawatt-hours 116.87 terawatt-hours Russia
2020s 198.8 terawatt-hours 129.4 terawatt-hours 69.41 terawatt-hours Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Russia or Vietnam?
Russia, at 219.52 terawatt-hours against 149.24 terawatt-hours in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Russia and Vietnam?
70.28 terawatt-hours, with Russia 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 electricity generation from coal?
Russia ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.