Egypt vs Viet Nam: Primary energy use
Egypt
1,102 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
1,305 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
27th
Viet Nam rank
25th
Primary energy use over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1,305 terawatt-hours against 1,102 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 203 terawatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.74 terawatt-hours | 61.61 terawatt-hours | 20.13 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 115.49 terawatt-hours | 62.38 terawatt-hours | 53.1 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 290.82 terawatt-hours | 60.5 terawatt-hours | 230.32 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 418.71 terawatt-hours | 107.3 terawatt-hours | 311.41 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 674.86 terawatt-hours | 299.14 terawatt-hours | 375.72 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 968.12 terawatt-hours | 686.11 terawatt-hours | 282.01 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1,045 terawatt-hours | 1,141 terawatt-hours | 95.6 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Egypt or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1,305 terawatt-hours against 1,102 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 203 terawatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for primary energy use?
- Egypt ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 25th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.