Netherlands vs Thailand: Electricity generation from coal per person
Netherlands
520.53 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
468.58 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
40th
Thailand rank
41st
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Netherlands
- Thailand
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 520.53 kilowatt-hours against 468.58 kilowatt-hours in Thailand, a difference of 51.95 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st of 207 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,238 kilowatt-hours | 123.42 kilowatt-hours | 1,115 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1,560 kilowatt-hours | 258.95 kilowatt-hours | 1,301 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1,507 kilowatt-hours | 355.08 kilowatt-hours | 1,152 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1,608 kilowatt-hours | 495.12 kilowatt-hours | 1,113 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 582.31 kilowatt-hours | 478.15 kilowatt-hours | 104.16 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Netherlands or Thailand?
- Netherlands, at 520.53 kilowatt-hours against 468.58 kilowatt-hours in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Netherlands and Thailand?
- 51.95 kilowatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Thailand?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Thailand rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Netherlands ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal 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.