Spain vs Thailand: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Spain
6,538 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
6,605 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain rank
52nd
Thailand rank
51st
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 6,605 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,538 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 67 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 754.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 556.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 197.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 2,349 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 422.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 6,747 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,642 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,105 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 6,770 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,936 kilowatt-hours per person | 166.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6,583 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 6,605 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,538 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Spain and Thailand?
- 67 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Spain ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 51st of 218 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 Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. 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.