Germany vs Thailand: Net electricity imports

Germany
19.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
36.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Thailand rank
2nd

Net electricity imports over time

  • Germany
  • Thailand
-60-40-2002040199020072025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 36.86 terawatt-hours against 19.8 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 17.06 terawatt-hours.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.9 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and Thailand ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s -5.96 terawatt-hours 2.87 terawatt-hours 8.83 terawatt-hours Thailand
2010s -33.8 terawatt-hours 14.76 terawatt-hours 48.56 terawatt-hours Thailand
2020s -1.6 terawatt-hours 31.92 terawatt-hours 33.52 terawatt-hours Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Germany or Thailand?
Thailand, at 36.86 terawatt-hours against 19.8 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Germany and Thailand?
17.06 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Thailand?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Germany and Thailand rank globally for net electricity imports?
Germany ranks 4th and Thailand ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.