Spain vs Thailand: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Spain
-4.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
-5.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
63rd
Thailand rank
65th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Spain currently reports -4.68 terawatt-hours against -5.57 terawatt-hours in Thailand, a difference of 0.89 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Thailand ahead.
Spain ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 65th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.19 terawatt-hours | 0.2646 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 0.326 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 9.93 terawatt-hours | 2.79 terawatt-hours | 7.14 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3152 terawatt-hours | 5.66 terawatt-hours | 5.35 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | -11.83 terawatt-hours | 8.55 terawatt-hours | 20.38 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | -5.07 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 7.42 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | -5.81 terawatt-hours | -5.56 terawatt-hours | 0.2484 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, Spain or Thailand?
- Spain, at -4.68 terawatt-hours against -5.57 terawatt-hours in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Spain and Thailand?
- 0.89 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Spain ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 65th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.