Taiwan vs Thailand: Primary energy use
Taiwan
1,184 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
1,391 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
25th
Thailand rank
22nd
Primary energy use over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1,391 terawatt-hours against 1,184 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 207 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.49 terawatt-hours | 41.54 terawatt-hours | 36.95 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 185.25 terawatt-hours | 101.36 terawatt-hours | 83.89 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 399.1 terawatt-hours | 189.77 terawatt-hours | 209.33 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 758.14 terawatt-hours | 553.52 terawatt-hours | 204.62 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1,173 terawatt-hours | 947.35 terawatt-hours | 225.98 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1,320 terawatt-hours | 1,349 terawatt-hours | 29.21 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1,254 terawatt-hours | 1,392 terawatt-hours | 138 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1,391 terawatt-hours against 1,184 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 207 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for primary energy use?
- Taiwan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.