Japan vs Thailand: Annual change in primary energy use
Japan
-34.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
-45.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
215th
Thailand rank
216th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports -34.76 terawatt-hours against -45.76 terawatt-hours in Thailand, a difference of 11 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 215th and Thailand ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 291.37 terawatt-hours | 6.34 terawatt-hours | 285.03 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 147.36 terawatt-hours | 8.42 terawatt-hours | 138.94 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 63.15 terawatt-hours | 15.16 terawatt-hours | 47.99 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 112.61 terawatt-hours | 41.83 terawatt-hours | 70.78 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | -45.99 terawatt-hours | 38.74 terawatt-hours | 84.73 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | -58.89 terawatt-hours | 38.39 terawatt-hours | 97.28 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | -75.41 terawatt-hours | -14.79 terawatt-hours | 60.62 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at -34.76 terawatt-hours against -45.76 terawatt-hours in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Japan and Thailand?
- 11 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Japan ranks 215th and Thailand ranks 216th of 218 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 Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.