Indonesia vs Vietnam: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
Indonesia
11.7%
in 2025
Vietnam
11.8%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
48th
Vietnam rank
47th
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 9.1% | 5.7% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 7.0% | 1.5% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 8.9% | 1.3% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.9% | 2.0% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita, Indonesia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 11.8% against 11.7% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, 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 share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy that is low-carbon 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.