Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Primary energy from solar per person
Sri Lanka
128.94 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
139.49 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Thailand rank
54th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 139.49 kilowatt-hours per person against 128.94 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 10.55 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 80 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 2000s | 0.1862 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2352 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0491 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2010s | 5.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 64.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 92.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.92 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, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 139.49 kilowatt-hours per person against 128.94 kilowatt-hours per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 10.55 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.