South Korea vs Thailand: Annual change in primary energy use
South Korea
-56.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
-45.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
218th
Thailand rank
216th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -45.76 terawatt-hours against -56.71 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 10.95 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 218th and Thailand ranks 216th of 218 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.03 terawatt-hours | 6.34 terawatt-hours | 10.69 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1970s | 29.57 terawatt-hours | 8.42 terawatt-hours | 21.15 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1980s | 50.83 terawatt-hours | 15.16 terawatt-hours | 35.67 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1990s | 120.61 terawatt-hours | 41.83 terawatt-hours | 78.77 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 72.54 terawatt-hours | 38.74 terawatt-hours | 33.8 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | 67.68 terawatt-hours | 38.39 terawatt-hours | 29.29 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2020s | 8.28 terawatt-hours | -14.79 terawatt-hours | 23.07 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, South Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -45.76 terawatt-hours against -56.71 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between South Korea and Thailand?
- 10.95 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- South Korea ranks 218th 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.