Share of primary energy from coal in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of primary energy from coal was 54.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from coal in Vietnam, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 54.7% for share of primary energy from coal in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Vietnam peaked at 75.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1972.
That places Vietnam 4th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 36.3% | — |
| 1966 | 21.6% | -40.4% |
| 1967 | 17.1% | -20.7% |
| 1968 | 18.4% | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 16.6% | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 17.0% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 20.9% | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | -22.7% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | +36.3% |
| 1974 | 35.5% | +61.2% |
| 1975 | 44.5% | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 73.5% | +65.3% |
| 1977 | 75.4% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 70.8% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 68.4% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 51.6% | -24.5% |
| 1981 | 57.4% | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 59.3% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 56.3% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 55.5% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 56.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 38.8% | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 29.4% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +52.2% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 54.7% | -0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 54.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 54.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.6%, 2.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +65.3% | 44.5% | 73.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.0% | 16.6% | 36.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 16.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 47.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 25.8% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 22.0% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 34.6% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 50.7% | 58.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More energy & mining data for Vietnam
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Vietnam?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Vietnam was 54.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Vietnam ranks 4th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.