Japan vs Thailand: Share of primary energy from renewables
Japan
8.1%
in 2025
Thailand
7.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Thailand rank
46th
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.1% against 7.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 46th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 8.2% | 1.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at 8.1% against 7.8% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Japan ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 46th of 79 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 Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.