Ireland vs Thailand: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Ireland
0.4%
in 2025
Thailand
0.6%
in 2025
Ireland rank
51st
Thailand rank
48th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Ireland
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Ireland ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 48th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 2.8% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Ireland or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Ireland and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Thailand rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Ireland ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 48th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.