Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Primary energy use by source
Saudi Arabia
1.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
3.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
44th
Thailand rank
41st
Primary energy use by source over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.56 terawatt-hours against 1.59 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 41st of 79 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | 0.7904 terawatt-hours | 0.7889 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.929 terawatt-hours | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 2.47 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.56 terawatt-hours against 1.59 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 1.97 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 41st of 79 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 use by source. 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.