Thailand vs United Arab Emirates: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Thailand
2.3 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.55 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand rank
32nd
United Arab Emirates rank
29th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand, a difference of 0.25 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 32nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 78 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3753 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7015 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0451 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Thailand or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Thailand and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.25 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United Arab Emirates?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 32nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.