Thailand vs Zambia: Coal production per person
Thailand
501.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Zambia
650.12 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Thailand rank
41st
Zambia rank
39th
Coal production per person over time
- Thailand
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 650.12 kilowatt-hours per person against 501.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand, a difference of 148.94 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zambia ahead.
Thailand ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950s | 4.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 1960s | 15.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 252.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 236.55 kilowatt-hours per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 36.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,043 kilowatt-hours per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 276.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 554.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 278.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1,036 kilowatt-hours per person | 343.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 692.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2000s | 942.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 85.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 856.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2010s | 738.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 158.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 580.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 535.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 490.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Thailand or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 650.12 kilowatt-hours per person against 501.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Thailand and Zambia?
- 148.94 kilowatt-hours per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Zambia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Zambia rank globally for coal production per person?
- Thailand ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 215 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 production 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.