OECD members vs Viet Nam: Electricity production from coal sources

OECD members
16.1%
in 2024
Viet Nam
44.8%
in 2023
OECD members rank
15th
Viet Nam rank
19th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • OECD members
  • Viet Nam
1020304050199020072024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 44.8% against 16.1% in OECD members, a difference of 28.7%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.8 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 38.6% 13.5% 25.1% OECD members
2000s 37.0% 17.5% 19.5% OECD members
2010s 29.4% 31.0% 1.6% Viet Nam
2020s 19.1% 45.0% 25.8% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, OECD members or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 44.8% against 16.1% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between OECD members and Viet Nam?
28.7%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Viet Nam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Viet Nam rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
OECD members ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.