Norway vs Thailand: Primary energy from solar per person
Norway
131.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
139.49 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway rank
55th
Thailand rank
54th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Norway
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 139.49 kilowatt-hours per person against 131.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 8.18 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Norway ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 54th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2352 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 61.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 92.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Norway or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 139.49 kilowatt-hours per person against 131.31 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Norway and Thailand?
- 8.18 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Thailand rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Norway ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 54th of 79 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 Primary energy from solar per person. 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.