Spain vs Vietnam: Fossil fuel consumption
Spain
1,074 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
1,151 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
25th
Vietnam rank
22nd
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Spain
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1,151 terawatt-hours against 1,074 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 77 terawatt-hours.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 25th and Vietnam ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 336.59 terawatt-hours | 61.18 terawatt-hours | 275.42 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 605.16 terawatt-hours | 61.79 terawatt-hours | 543.37 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 784.66 terawatt-hours | 58.77 terawatt-hours | 725.89 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 978.6 terawatt-hours | 97.77 terawatt-hours | 880.83 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,381 terawatt-hours | 278.8 terawatt-hours | 1,102 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,170 terawatt-hours | 625.14 terawatt-hours | 545.36 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 1,038 terawatt-hours | 1,016 terawatt-hours | 21.8 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Spain or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1,151 terawatt-hours against 1,074 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Spain and Vietnam?
- 77 terawatt-hours, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Vietnam rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Spain ranks 25th and Vietnam ranks 22nd of 214 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.