Indonesia vs Vietnam: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Indonesia
1.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Vietnam
1.51 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Indonesia rank
56th
Vietnam rank
53rd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0253 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0112 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0141 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.0137 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0127 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0009 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.0185 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0293 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0108 kilowatt-hours per person | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.1436 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1323 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0113 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.3414 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2489 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0925 kilowatt-hours per person | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.5853 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6556 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0702 kilowatt-hours per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0009 kilowatt-hours per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Indonesia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 0.2 kilowatt-hours per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Vietnam rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.