Share of primary energy from renewables in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of primary energy from renewables was 11.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables 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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from renewables in Vietnam is 11.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Vietnam peaked at 12.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1973.
Vietnam ranks 30th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.2% | — |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -34.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -20.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -29.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +95.1% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +29.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +31.2% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +30.9% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | +139.5% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +34.8% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -27.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +7.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 11.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 11.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.0%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +139.5% | 2.5% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.2% | 12.7% | 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 renewables in Vietnam?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Vietnam was 11.8% 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 renewables recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1973.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Vietnam ranks 30th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.