Viet Nam vs World: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Viet Nam
- World
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 44.8% against 15.0% in World, a difference of 29.8%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 3.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Viet Nam ranks 19th and World ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 1 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Viet Nam | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 37.8% | 24.3% | World |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 39.7% | 22.2% | World |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 39.4% | 8.4% | World |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 35.6% | 9.4% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Viet Nam or World?
- Viet Nam, at 44.8% against 15.0% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Viet Nam and World?
- 29.8%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Viet Nam and World rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Viet Nam ranks 19th and World ranks 18th of 210 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.