El Salvador vs Thailand: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
El Salvador
-3.9%
in 2024
Thailand
-3.2%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
198th
Thailand rank
195th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -3.2% against -3.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thailand ahead.
El Salvador ranks 198th and Thailand ranks 195th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 8.4% | 6.9% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 9.6% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -0.5% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, El Salvador or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -3.2% against -3.9% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 0.7%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- El Salvador ranks 198th and Thailand ranks 195th of 217 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.