Brazil vs Thailand: Coal consumption
Brazil
164.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
165.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
21st
Thailand rank
19th
Coal consumption over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 165.06 terawatt-hours against 164.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 0.71 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.34 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 21.2 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 39.59 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | 37.67 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 99.49 terawatt-hours | 15.74 terawatt-hours | 83.74 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 132.77 terawatt-hours | 75.53 terawatt-hours | 57.24 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 149.73 terawatt-hours | 132.81 terawatt-hours | 16.93 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 187.7 terawatt-hours | 199.21 terawatt-hours | 11.51 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 168.98 terawatt-hours | 188.48 terawatt-hours | 19.5 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Brazil or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 165.06 terawatt-hours against 164.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Brazil and Thailand?
- 0.71 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.