Number of people with and without electricity access in Thailand
Thailand: Number of people with and without electricity access was 71.67 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Thailand is 71.67 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Thailand peaked at 71.73 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.73 million people, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Thailand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.73 million people | — |
| 2001 | 57.54 million people | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 58.48 million people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 59.42 million people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 60.35 million people | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.26 million people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.97 million people | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 63.14 million people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 64.10 million people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 67.44 million people | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 68.37 million people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 68.52 million people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.81 million people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.43 million people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.87 million people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.26 million people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.79 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.09 million people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.23 million people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.45 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.64 million people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.73 million people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.66 million people | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.70 million people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.67 million people | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.94 million people | 51.73 million people | 67.44 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.98 million people | 68.37 million people | 71.45 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.68 million people | 71.64 million people | 71.73 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More energy & mining data for Thailand
- Fuel imports 16.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.8% (2024)
- Gas production 293.73 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,101 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 293.73 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 4,101 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Thailand?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Thailand was 71.67 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.73 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.73 million people in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Thailand ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.