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Electricity generation from oil per person in Thailand

Thailand: Electricity generation from oil per person was 1.95 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.95 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
179th
of 209 countries
All-time high
426.5 kilowatt-hours
in 1996
All-time low
1.95 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Electricity generation from oil per person in Thailand, 1985–2025

01002003004001985200520251985: 66.7 kilowatt-hours1986: 65.4 kilowatt-hours1987: 42.1 kilowatt-hours1988: 59.4 kilowatt-hours1989: 88.3 kilowatt-hours1990: 189.4 kilowatt-hours1991: 229.1 kilowatt-hours1992: 266.9 kilowatt-hours1993: 317.7 kilowatt-hours1994: 361 kilowatt-hours1995: 405.6 kilowatt-hours1996: 426.5 kilowatt-hours1997: 357.5 kilowatt-hours1998: 301.1 kilowatt-hours1999: 255 kilowatt-hours2000: 155.7 kilowatt-hours2001: 41.9 kilowatt-hours2002: 33 kilowatt-hours2003: 38.7 kilowatt-hours2004: 87.1 kilowatt-hours2005: 118.5 kilowatt-hours2006: 118.5 kilowatt-hours2007: 44.6 kilowatt-hours2008: 14.9 kilowatt-hours2009: 7.2 kilowatt-hours2010: 8.7 kilowatt-hours2011: 19.3 kilowatt-hours2012: 19.6 kilowatt-hours2013: 20.3 kilowatt-hours2014: 23.8 kilowatt-hours2015: 13 kilowatt-hours2016: 6.9 kilowatt-hours2017: 4.6 kilowatt-hours2018: 2.5 kilowatt-hours2019: 15.7 kilowatt-hours2020: 10.1 kilowatt-hours2021: 10 kilowatt-hours2022: 24.1 kilowatt-hours2023: 12.4 kilowatt-hours2024: 3.9 kilowatt-hours2025: 2 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1.95 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Thailand peaked at 426.5 kilowatt-hours in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.95 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.

That places Thailand 179th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 64.36 kilowatt-hours 42.07 kilowatt-hours 88.31 kilowatt-hours 5
1990s 310.99 kilowatt-hours 189.44 kilowatt-hours 426.5 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 66.01 kilowatt-hours 7.19 kilowatt-hours 155.69 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 13.45 kilowatt-hours 2.52 kilowatt-hours 23.78 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 10.41 kilowatt-hours 1.95 kilowatt-hours 24.12 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 176 India 2.8 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 177 Afghanistan 2.34 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 178 Myanmar 2.2 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 180 Sierra Leone 1.16 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 181 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6263 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 182 Albania 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  7. 182 Armenia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  8. 182 Bahrain 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  9. 182 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  10. 182 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  11. 182 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  12. 182 Croatia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  13. 182 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  14. 182 Eswatini 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  15. 182 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  16. 182 Georgia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  17. 182 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  18. 182 Israel 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  19. 182 Laos 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  20. 182 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  21. 182 Montenegro 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  22. 182 Namibia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  23. 182 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  24. 182 Nigeria 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  25. 182 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  26. 182 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  27. 182 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  28. 182 Slovenia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  29. 182 Tajikistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  30. 182 Togo 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  31. 182 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  32. 182 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  33. 182 Zimbabwe 0 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil per person in Thailand?
Electricity generation from oil per person in Thailand was 1.95 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 426.5 kilowatt-hours in 1996.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.95 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
How does Thailand rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
Thailand ranks 179th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,156 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.