Hong Kong vs Thailand: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Hong Kong
-5.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
-5.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
66th
Thailand rank
65th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Hong Kong
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -5.57 terawatt-hours against -5.64 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.07 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Thailand ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 65th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.253 terawatt-hours | 0.2646 terawatt-hours | 0.5175 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1970s | -0.0372 terawatt-hours | 0.326 terawatt-hours | 0.3632 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1980s | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 2.79 terawatt-hours | 4.3 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | -2.76 terawatt-hours | 5.66 terawatt-hours | 8.42 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3.98 terawatt-hours | 8.55 terawatt-hours | 4.57 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 3.5 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | -7.09 terawatt-hours | -5.56 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Hong Kong or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -5.57 terawatt-hours against -5.64 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Hong Kong and Thailand?
- 0.07 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Thailand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Hong Kong ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 65th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.