Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Primary energy from solar
Pakistan
36.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
33.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
13th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Pakistan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 36.62 terawatt-hours against 33.85 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.77 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Pakistan ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.6009 terawatt-hours | 0.489 terawatt-hours | 0.1119 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 14.24 terawatt-hours | 27.42 terawatt-hours | 13.18 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Pakistan or Viet Nam?
- Pakistan, at 36.62 terawatt-hours against 33.85 terawatt-hours in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 2.77 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Viet Nam rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Pakistan ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 80 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. 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.