Taiwan vs Thailand: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Taiwan
0.7525 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
0.885 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
44th
Thailand rank
41st
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.885 terawatt-hours against 0.7525 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1325 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Thailand ahead.
Taiwan ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 41st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0044 terawatt-hours | 0.0035 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.3956 terawatt-hours | 0.5102 terawatt-hours | 0.1146 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2 terawatt-hours | 0.8073 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.885 terawatt-hours against 0.7525 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 0.1325 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Taiwan ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 41st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.