Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 862,514 TJ against 800,190 TJ in Vietnam as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?

62,324 TJ, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Vietnam: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)

Democratic Republic of Congo

862,514 TJ

in 2015

Vietnam

800,190 TJ

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Vietnam rank

13th

Renewable energy consumption (TJ) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Vietnam

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 862,514 TJ against 800,190 TJ in Vietnam, a difference of 62,324 TJ.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vietnam ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	470,832 TJ	547,672 TJ	76,840 TJ	Vietnam
2000s	658,417 TJ	642,847 TJ	15,571 TJ	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	784,999 TJ	754,312 TJ	30,687 TJ	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 862,514 TJ against 800,190 TJ in Vietnam as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 62,324 TJ, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste