Chile vs Thailand: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Chile
17.34 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
17.9 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chile rank
50th
Thailand rank
49th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 17.9 kilowatt-hours per person against 17.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile, a difference of 0.56 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 3 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 12.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 16.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 18.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1183 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 17.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1849 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 17.9 kilowatt-hours per person against 17.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Thailand?
- 0.56 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Thailand rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.