Korea vs Thailand: Global primary energy use by source
Korea
61.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
66.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
14th
Thailand rank
13th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 66.88 terawatt-hours against 61.52 terawatt-hours in Korea, a difference of 5.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Korea ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.2655 terawatt-hours | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 0.208 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 4.75 terawatt-hours | 3.87 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 35.38 terawatt-hours | 16.18 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 54.69 terawatt-hours | 74.92 terawatt-hours | 20.24 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 66.88 terawatt-hours against 61.52 terawatt-hours in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Korea and Thailand?
- 5.36 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Korea ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 13th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use 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 terawatt-hours of total energy supply.