New Zealand vs Thailand: Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source
New Zealand
2,291 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
2,305 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
33rd
Thailand rank
32nd
Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source over time
- New Zealand
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,291 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 14 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 32nd of 79 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,391 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 5,225 kilowatt-hours per person | 46.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,178 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4,187 kilowatt-hours per person | 307.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,880 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,525 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,025 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3,576 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 742.41 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 122.48 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per capita by source, New Zealand or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,291 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per capita by source between New Zealand and Thailand?
- 14 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per capita by source?
- New Zealand ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 32nd of 79 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 Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source. 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.