Chile vs Thailand: Coal consumption per person
Chile
2,236 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
2,305 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chile rank
45th
Thailand rank
42nd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Chile
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,236 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile, a difference of 69 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,451 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 1,128 kilowatt-hours per person | 46.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,081 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 1,136 kilowatt-hours per person | 307.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 828.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 2,304 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,025 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 2,291 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 278.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 4,466 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,633 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 2,917 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 287.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Chile or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,236 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Chile and Thailand?
- 69 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Chile ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 42nd of 219 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.