Egypt vs Vietnam: Oil consumption per person
Egypt
3,692 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Vietnam
3,738 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
149th
Vietnam rank
148th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Egypt
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 3,738 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,692 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt, a difference of 46 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 149th and Vietnam ranks 148th of 219 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,310 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,247 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,064 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 869.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,693 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 433.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,099 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 813.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,541 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4,245 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,483 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4,424 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,498 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,926 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3,521 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 352.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Egypt or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 3,738 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,692 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Egypt and Vietnam?
- 46 kilowatt-hours per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Vietnam rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Egypt ranks 149th and Vietnam ranks 148th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. 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 per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.