Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Vietnam, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.1% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
The figure is down 79.9% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Vietnam peaked at 19.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 180th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -44.9% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +49.0% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -47.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +70.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -46.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +67.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -53.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -81.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +64.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -88.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +351.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +170.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -90.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +58.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +488.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -79.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 4% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +488.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 8.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More energy & mining data for Vietnam
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Vietnam?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Vietnam was 0.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Vietnam ranks 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.