Netherlands vs Viet Nam: Primary energy from solar
Netherlands
25.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
33.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
16th
Viet Nam rank
13th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Netherlands
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 33.85 terawatt-hours against 25.52 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 8.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Netherlands ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.029 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.029 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 0.489 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 17.25 terawatt-hours | 27.42 terawatt-hours | 10.17 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Netherlands or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 33.85 terawatt-hours against 25.52 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Netherlands and Viet Nam?
- 8.33 terawatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Viet Nam rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Netherlands ranks 16th and Viet Nam 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.