South Korea vs Thailand: Primary energy from renewables
South Korea
115.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
108.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
22nd
Thailand rank
23rd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 115.27 terawatt-hours against 108.88 terawatt-hours in Thailand, a difference of 6.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
South Korea ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 23rd of 77 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.1434 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.61 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 0.9508 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 3.85 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1990s | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 5.57 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 5.39 terawatt-hours | 13.19 terawatt-hours | 7.8 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 34.45 terawatt-hours | 61.14 terawatt-hours | 26.7 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 100.64 terawatt-hours | 113.98 terawatt-hours | 13.34 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, South Korea or Thailand?
- South Korea, at 115.27 terawatt-hours against 108.88 terawatt-hours in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between South Korea and Thailand?
- 6.39 terawatt-hours, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- South Korea ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 23rd 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 renewables. 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.