Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 units per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.784 units per person
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Viet Nam, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Viet Nam stood at 1 units per person. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 1 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.784 units per person, in 1997.
Viet Nam ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.784 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.8618 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8699 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.882 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.889 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.891 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.903 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.91 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.961 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.96 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.931 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.938 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.961 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.974 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.99 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.979 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.985 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.992 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.993 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.992 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.994 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.998 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.998 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8386 units per person | 0.784 units per person | 0.8699 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9226 units per person | 0.882 units per person | 0.961 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9899 units per person | 0.974 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9992 units per person | 0.998 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Viet Nam?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Viet Nam was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.784 units per person in 1997.
- How does Viet Nam rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.