Indonesia vs Viet Nam: Primary energy from renewables per person
Indonesia
1,308 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
1,515 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Indonesia rank
54th
Viet Nam rank
51st
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Indonesia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1,515 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,308 kilowatt-hours per person in Indonesia, a difference of 207 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 54th and Viet Nam ranks 51st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 13.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9076 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 18.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 143.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 132.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 341.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 248.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 92.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 585.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 655.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1,244 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,245 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.922 kilowatt-hours per person | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Indonesia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1,515 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,308 kilowatt-hours per person in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Indonesia and Viet Nam?
- 207 kilowatt-hours per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Viet Nam rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Indonesia ranks 54th and Viet Nam ranks 51st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.