Country energy profile · Vietnam · 2025
What percentage of Vietnam’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 88.2% of Vietnam’s total energy. Coal is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 29.1%, natural gas 4.4%, coal 54.7% · non-fossil 11.8%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Vietnam energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 88.2% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Coal |
| Change since 2010 | -5.9 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 40.8 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 3.4 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 53.8% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #22 of 80 |
Is Vietnam getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Vietnam
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Vietnam’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 88.2% |
| Oil | 29.1% |
| Gas | 4.4% |
| Coal | 54.7% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 53.8% |
| Low-carbon share | 46.0% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 30.9% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 15.1% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Vietnam's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 88.2% of Vietnam's total primary energy: oil 29.1%, natural gas 4.4% and coal 54.7%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Vietnam's main energy source?
Vietnam's largest fossil fuel is coal. Non-fossil sources make up 11.8% of its energy.
Is Vietnam reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Vietnam's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 5.9 percentage points, to 88.2%.
How much of Vietnam's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 53.8% of Vietnam's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 88.2% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.