Korea vs Vietnam: Primary energy from solar
Korea
37.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
33.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
11th
Vietnam rank
13th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Korea
- Vietnam
How they compare
Korea currently reports 37.86 terawatt-hours against 33.85 terawatt-hours in Vietnam, a difference of 4.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Vietnam ahead.
Korea ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Vietnam | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1003 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 0.489 terawatt-hours | 4.41 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2020s | 30.55 terawatt-hours | 27.42 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Korea or Vietnam?
- Korea, at 37.86 terawatt-hours against 33.85 terawatt-hours in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Korea and Vietnam?
- 4.01 terawatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Vietnam rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Korea ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 80 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. 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.