Japan vs Thailand: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy
Japan
5.3%
in 2025
Thailand
5.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
37th
Thailand rank
36th
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 36th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 4.2% | 2.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 7.1% | 3.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from bioenergy, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from bioenergy between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Japan ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 36th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. 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 electricity produced in the country or region.