Brazil vs Thailand: Coal production
Brazil
32.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
35.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
29th
Thailand rank
26th
Coal production over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 35.89 terawatt-hours against 32.18 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 3.71 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 26th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0094 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0094 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.5349 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5349 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1920s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1930s | 4.39 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.39 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1940s | 11.65 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 11.65 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1950s | 13.2 terawatt-hours | 0.1209 terawatt-hours | 13.08 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1960s | 21.36 terawatt-hours | 0.504 terawatt-hours | 20.86 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 48.64 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 47.13 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.88 terawatt-hours | 14.16 terawatt-hours | 24.73 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 23.51 terawatt-hours | 61.06 terawatt-hours | 37.56 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 32 terawatt-hours | 61.78 terawatt-hours | 29.78 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 32.44 terawatt-hours | 51.81 terawatt-hours | 19.37 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 30.65 terawatt-hours | 38 terawatt-hours | 7.34 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Brazil or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 35.89 terawatt-hours against 32.18 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Brazil and Thailand?
- 3.71 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for coal production?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 26th of 219 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.