Argentina vs Vietnam: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)

Argentina
1,390 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
1,386 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
72nd
Vietnam rank
73rd

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time

  • Argentina
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1,390 kilowatt-hours against 1,386 kilowatt-hours in Vietnam, a difference of 4 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 72nd and Vietnam ranks 73rd of 214 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 875.53 kilowatt-hours 132.32 kilowatt-hours 743.21 kilowatt-hours Argentina
2000s 1,065 kilowatt-hours 248.12 kilowatt-hours 816.65 kilowatt-hours Argentina
2010s 939.29 kilowatt-hours 652.32 kilowatt-hours 286.97 kilowatt-hours Argentina
2020s 1,211 kilowatt-hours 1,186 kilowatt-hours 24.6 kilowatt-hours Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Argentina or Vietnam?
Argentina, at 1,390 kilowatt-hours against 1,386 kilowatt-hours in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Argentina and Vietnam?
4 kilowatt-hours, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Vietnam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Vietnam rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
Argentina ranks 72nd and Vietnam ranks 73rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.