Australia vs Viet Nam: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy
Australia
11.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
16.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
9th
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy over time
- Australia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 16.41 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.1872 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5977 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.5517 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.2838 terawatt-hours | 0.1643 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | 0.9936 terawatt-hours | 0.6844 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.7791 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.8611 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 4.25 terawatt-hours | 0.6318 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 13.53 terawatt-hours | 3.98 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Australia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 16.41 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Australia and Viet Nam?
- 5 terawatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Viet Nam rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Australia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.