Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Viet Nam, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 5.4% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.2% on the previous year and up 315.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Viet Nam peaked at 5.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
That places Viet Nam 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +30.9% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +52.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +60.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +57.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -56.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +133.1% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -53.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +127.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 5.4% | 4 |
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- 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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Viet Nam?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Viet Nam was 5.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Viet Nam ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.