Electricity demand in Thailand
Thailand: Electricity demand was 225.1 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
225.1 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
24th
of 214 countries
All-time high
231.93 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
98.34 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 225.1 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Thailand peaked at 231.93 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.34 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 24th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Thailand, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.34 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 103.7 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 111.06 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 118.21 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 127.25 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 134.3 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 141.35 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 146.27 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 147.26 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 147.05 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 163.51 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 162.74 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 177.58 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 179.93 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 183.95 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 189.98 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 198.21 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 200.05 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 203.34 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 209.17 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 203.41 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 207.75 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 213.78 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 221.03 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 231.93 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 225.1 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 225.1 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 11.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 225.1 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 16.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 127.48 terawatt-hours | 98.34 terawatt-hours | 147.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.85 terawatt-hours | 162.74 terawatt-hours | 209.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.17 terawatt-hours | 203.41 terawatt-hours | 231.93 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More energy & mining data for Thailand
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Thailand?
- Electricity demand in Thailand was 225.1 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 231.93 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.34 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for electricity demand?
- Thailand ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.