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% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 71.67 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 11.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 71.67 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 29.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.5% (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.