Korea vs Viet Nam: Primary energy from solar and wind
Korea
41.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
48.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
19th
Viet Nam rank
16th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Korea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 48.5 terawatt-hours against 41.53 terawatt-hours in Korea, a difference of 6.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Korea ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0035 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0035 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2986 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.2972 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.43 terawatt-hours | 0.7033 terawatt-hours | 5.72 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2020s | 33.97 terawatt-hours | 36.15 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Korea or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 48.5 terawatt-hours against 41.53 terawatt-hours in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Korea and Viet Nam?
- 6.97 terawatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Korea ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.