Russia vs Thailand: Share of primary energy from coal
Russia
11.4%
in 2025
Thailand
11.9%
in 2025
Russia rank
27th
Thailand rank
26th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Russia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 11.9% against 11.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.3% | 10.6% | 13.7% | Russia |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 13.6% | 5.5% | Russia |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.9% | 2.1% | Russia |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 14.8% | 1.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 13.6% | 1.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Russia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 11.9% against 11.4% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Russia and Thailand?
- 0.5%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Thailand?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Thailand rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Russia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.