Thailand vs Vietnam: Primary energy use
Thailand
1,391 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
1,305 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
24th
Primary energy use over time
- Thailand
- Vietnam
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1,391 terawatt-hours against 1,305 terawatt-hours in Vietnam, a difference of 86 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.54 terawatt-hours | 61.61 terawatt-hours | 20.07 terawatt-hours | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 101.36 terawatt-hours | 62.38 terawatt-hours | 38.98 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1980s | 189.77 terawatt-hours | 60.5 terawatt-hours | 129.27 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1990s | 553.52 terawatt-hours | 107.3 terawatt-hours | 446.23 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 947.35 terawatt-hours | 299.14 terawatt-hours | 648.21 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1,349 terawatt-hours | 686.11 terawatt-hours | 663.12 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1,392 terawatt-hours | 1,141 terawatt-hours | 250.94 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Thailand or Vietnam?
- Thailand, at 1,391 terawatt-hours against 1,305 terawatt-hours in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Thailand and Vietnam?
- 86 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for primary energy use?
- Thailand ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 24th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.