Net electricity imports in Thailand
Thailand: Net electricity imports was 36.86 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Thailand is 36.86 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 203.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Thailand peaked at 36.86 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.15 terawatt-hours, in 2009.
Thailand ranks 2nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Thailand, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.82 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.71 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.62 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 3.12 terawatt-hours | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 3.87 terawatt-hours | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 4.57 terawatt-hours | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 3.74 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -51.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 5.94 terawatt-hours | +416.5% |
| 2011 | 9.44 terawatt-hours | +58.9% |
| 2012 | 8.62 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 11.29 terawatt-hours | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 10.19 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 12.15 terawatt-hours | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 18.39 terawatt-hours | +51.4% |
| 2017 | 23.32 terawatt-hours | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 25.58 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 22.66 terawatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 26.93 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 31.39 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 33.41 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 30.55 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 32.41 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 36.86 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +416.5% | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 5.94 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 4.57 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.76 terawatt-hours | 5.94 terawatt-hours | 25.58 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.92 terawatt-hours | 26.93 terawatt-hours | 36.86 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 1 Italy 46.9 terawatt-hours compare
- 3 United Kingdom 29.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 4 Germany 19.8 terawatt-hours compare
- 5 United States 16.02 terawatt-hours compare
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 net electricity imports in Thailand?
- Net electricity imports in Thailand was 36.86 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 36.86 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Thailand rank for net electricity imports?
- Thailand ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.