Coal production in Thailand
Thailand: Coal production was 35.89 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
35.89 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
27th
of 220 countries
All-time high
80.1 terawatt-hours
in 1997
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production in Thailand, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, coal production in Thailand stood at 35.89 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Thailand peaked at 80.1 terawatt-hours in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Thailand ranks 27th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Thailand, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1933 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1946 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1948 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1949 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1951 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1952 | 0.0107 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1953 | 0.0027 terawatt-hours | -75.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0161 terawatt-hours | +500.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1101 terawatt-hours | +583.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2364 terawatt-hours | +114.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2606 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2767 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2955 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2901 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2901 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3627 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3681 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2794 terawatt-hours | -24.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3358 terawatt-hours | +20.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4594 terawatt-hours | +36.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | +95.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8194 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9349 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9269 terawatt-hours | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9698 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | +34.3% |
| 1975 | 1.24 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | +47.2% |
| 1977 | 1.18 terawatt-hours | -35.4% |
| 1978 | 1.72 terawatt-hours | +45.6% |
| 1979 | 3.64 terawatt-hours | +112.2% |
| 1980 | 4.66 terawatt-hours | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 6.17 terawatt-hours | +16.5% |
| 1983 | 5.86 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 7.34 terawatt-hours | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 17.36 terawatt-hours | +136.5% |
| 1986 | 17.67 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 22.56 terawatt-hours | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 23.98 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 30.7 terawatt-hours | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 41.61 terawatt-hours | +35.5% |
| 1991 | 48.55 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 51.74 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 53.95 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 60.22 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 64.3 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 74.11 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 80.1 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 69.81 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 66.27 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 60.29 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 65.6 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 66.17 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 61.1 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 65.25 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 69.58 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 62.06 terawatt-hours | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 57.13 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 55.75 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 54.84 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 57.57 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 69.69 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 55.28 terawatt-hours | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 54.45 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 53.64 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 44.88 terawatt-hours | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 50.07 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 47.75 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 43.68 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 41.07 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 38.17 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 40.97 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 39.3 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 36.91 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 36.73 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 35.89 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +583.3% | 0.0161 terawatt-hours | 0.1101 terawatt-hours |
| 1954 | +500.0% | 0.0027 terawatt-hours | 0.0161 terawatt-hours |
| 1985 | +136.5% | 7.34 terawatt-hours | 17.36 terawatt-hours |
| 1956 | +114.6% | 0.1101 terawatt-hours | 0.2364 terawatt-hours |
| 1979 | +112.2% | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 3.64 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1209 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2955 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.504 terawatt-hours | 0.2794 terawatt-hours | 0.9349 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 0.9269 terawatt-hours | 3.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.16 terawatt-hours | 4.66 terawatt-hours | 30.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.06 terawatt-hours | 41.61 terawatt-hours | 80.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.78 terawatt-hours | 54.84 terawatt-hours | 69.58 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.81 terawatt-hours | 41.07 terawatt-hours | 69.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 terawatt-hours | 35.89 terawatt-hours | 40.97 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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- 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 coal production in Thailand?
- Coal production in Thailand was 35.89 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1 terawatt-hours in 1997.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Thailand rank for coal production?
- Thailand ranks 27th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.