South Korea vs Thailand: Renewable energy
South Korea
61.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
66.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
14th
Thailand rank
13th
Renewable energy over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 66.88 terawatt-hours against 61.52 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 5.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
South Korea ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 13th of 79 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 | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.2655 terawatt-hours | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 0.208 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 4.75 terawatt-hours | 3.87 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 35.38 terawatt-hours | 16.18 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 54.69 terawatt-hours | 74.92 terawatt-hours | 20.24 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, South Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 66.88 terawatt-hours against 61.52 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between South Korea and Thailand?
- 5.36 terawatt-hours, with Thailand 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 renewable energy?
- South Korea ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 13th 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 Renewable energy. 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.