Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Vietnam, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 55.1% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Vietnam peaked at 70.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1994.
Vietnam ranks 125th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Vietnam, 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 | 64.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 55.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 71% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 55.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 69% 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 | 55.7% | 48.1% | 64.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More energy & mining data for Vietnam
- Ores and metals imports 3.8% (2023)
- Gas production 57.84 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 569.29 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 57.84 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 569.29 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Vietnam?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Vietnam was 55.1% in 2024, 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1994.
- How does Vietnam rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Vietnam ranks 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.