Australia vs Thailand: Oil consumption
Australia
621.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
644.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
Thailand rank
21st
Oil consumption over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 644.22 terawatt-hours against 621.83 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 22.39 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 21st of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 233.24 terawatt-hours | 39.26 terawatt-hours | 193.98 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 343.38 terawatt-hours | 96.88 terawatt-hours | 246.5 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 358.19 terawatt-hours | 141.5 terawatt-hours | 216.68 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 419.6 terawatt-hours | 358.13 terawatt-hours | 61.47 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 480.21 terawatt-hours | 495.42 terawatt-hours | 15.21 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 573.78 terawatt-hours | 601.35 terawatt-hours | 27.56 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 578.49 terawatt-hours | 619.55 terawatt-hours | 41.06 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 644.22 terawatt-hours against 621.83 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between Australia and Thailand?
- 22.39 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for oil consumption?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 21st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. 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. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.