Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 50.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Viet Nam, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 50.9% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Viet Nam peaked at 70.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1994.
Viet Nam ranks 127th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.2% | — |
| 1991 | 31.4% | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -8.9% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 50.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 64% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 50.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 63% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 24.8% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 40.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 55.0% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 50.9% | 64.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More energy & mining data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 3.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Viet Nam?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Viet Nam was 50.9% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1994.
- How does Viet Nam rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Viet Nam ranks 127th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.