Electricity demand per person in Thailand
Thailand: Electricity demand per person was 3,143 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,143 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
97th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,236 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
1,561 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Thailand stood at 3,143 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Thailand peaked at 3,236 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,561 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Thailand 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Thailand, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,561 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,629 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1,728 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1,822 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1,944 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2,034 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,123 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2,180 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2,178 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,159 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,384 kilowatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 2,358 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,557 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 2,576 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,620 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,693 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2,797 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,811 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,849 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,925 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2,839 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,896 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,980 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3,083 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 3,236 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 3,143 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 3,143 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 3,143 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,936 kilowatt-hours | 1,561 kilowatt-hours | 2,180 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,657 kilowatt-hours | 2,358 kilowatt-hours | 2,925 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,030 kilowatt-hours | 2,839 kilowatt-hours | 3,236 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Thailand?
- Electricity demand per person in Thailand was 3,143 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,236 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,561 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for electricity demand per person?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.