Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Vietnam
Vietnam: 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 Vietnam, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 5.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.0%, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +133.1% | 2.2% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | +127.2% | 2.4% | 5.4% |
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 |
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 share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Vietnam?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Vietnam ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.