Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction

Energy and Poverty in Viet Nam: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Country Fact Box

Viet Nam Fact Box
Capital	Hanoi
Area	331,114 square kilometers
Population (2006)	86.4 million
Total Primary Energy Supply / Population (2004)	0.61 toe / capita
Gross domestic product (GDP)(2004)	41.25 billion current US$ 2000
Poverty rate (2004)	Total: 24.1% Rural: 27.5% Urban: 10.8%
Tradational fuel consumption (2003)	23.3% of total energy requirements
Electricity consumption / Population (2004)	501 kWh / capita
Net Imports (2004)	-14.34 Mtoe
GDP per unit of energy use (2003)	4.4 US$ 2000 PPP per kg of oil equivalent
CO₂ / Population (2004)	0.96 t CO₂ / capita
OPVI (Oil Price Venerability Index)(2006)	0.42 (Medium)