Canada vs Viet Nam: Primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
61.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
48.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Viet Nam rank
16th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Canada currently reports 61.62 terawatt-hours against 48.5 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam, a difference of 13.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0634 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0634 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 23.17 terawatt-hours | 0.7033 terawatt-hours | 22.47 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 48.78 terawatt-hours | 36.15 terawatt-hours | 12.63 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or Viet Nam?
- Canada, at 61.62 terawatt-hours against 48.5 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and Viet Nam?
- 13.12 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Viet Nam rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.