Italy vs Viet Nam: Fossil fuel consumption
Italy
1,299 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
1,151 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
20th
Viet Nam rank
23rd
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Italy
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,299 terawatt-hours against 1,151 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam, a difference of 148 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 951.8 terawatt-hours | 61.18 terawatt-hours | 890.62 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 1,461 terawatt-hours | 61.79 terawatt-hours | 1,399 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,555 terawatt-hours | 58.77 terawatt-hours | 1,497 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,787 terawatt-hours | 97.77 terawatt-hours | 1,690 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 1,963 terawatt-hours | 278.8 terawatt-hours | 1,685 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,575 terawatt-hours | 625.14 terawatt-hours | 949.55 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,355 terawatt-hours | 1,016 terawatt-hours | 338.56 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Italy or Viet Nam?
- Italy, at 1,299 terawatt-hours against 1,151 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Italy and Viet Nam?
- 148 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Viet Nam rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Italy ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.