Canada vs Thailand: Primary energy from solar
Canada
9.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
9.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
31st
Thailand rank
29th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.99 terawatt-hours against 9.04 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 0.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Canada ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 29th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0304 terawatt-hours | 0.0159 terawatt-hours | 0.0145 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | 0.2218 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.49 terawatt-hours | 6.62 terawatt-hours | 0.128 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Canada or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.99 terawatt-hours against 9.04 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Canada and Thailand?
- 0.95 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Canada ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 29th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. 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.