Sub-Saharan Africa vs Vietnam: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square

Sub-Saharan Africa
895.81 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Vietnam
82,245 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Vietnam rank
37th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 82,245 kWh per square kilometre against 895.81 kWh per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 81,349 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 91.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vietnam ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s -141.68 kWh per square kilometre 0 kWh per square kilometre 141.68 kWh per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 174.67 kWh per square kilometre -2,009 kWh per square kilometre 2,183 kWh per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 380.63 kWh per square kilometre 12,067 kWh per square kilometre 11,686 kWh per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 820.07 kWh per square kilometre 61,724 kWh per square kilometre 60,904 kWh per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Sub-Saharan Africa or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 82,245 kWh per square kilometre against 895.81 kWh per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam?
81,349 kWh per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.