Iceland vs Thailand: Coal consumption per person
Iceland
2,306 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
2,305 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
41st
Thailand rank
42nd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Iceland
- Thailand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2,306 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand, a difference of 1 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 202.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 106.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 46.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 60.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2,634 kilowatt-hours per person | 307.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,326 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2,671 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,393 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3,912 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,899 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3,616 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 781.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2,967 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 338.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Iceland or Thailand?
- Iceland, at 2,306 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Iceland and Thailand?
- 1 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Thailand rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Iceland ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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.