Australia vs Thailand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Australia
-3.6%
in 2025
Thailand
-3.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
47th
Thailand rank
45th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -3.3% against -3.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 45th of 78 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 34.9% | 31.7% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 16.8% | 13.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 24.0% | 20.7% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 11.5% | 8.4% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 7.0% | 5.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | -2.9% | 1.4% | 4.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -2.7% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -3.3% against -3.6% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 45th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.