Electricity generation per person in Thailand
Thailand: Electricity generation per person was 2,628 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,628 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
109th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,784 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
458.12 kilowatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation per person in Thailand, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation per person in Thailand stood at 2,628 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Thailand peaked at 2,784 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 458.12 kilowatt-hours, in 1985.
Thailand ranks 109th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Thailand, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 458.12 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 482.04 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 548.71 kilowatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 611.92 kilowatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 693.67 kilowatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 805.88 kilowatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 900.84 kilowatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 1,009 kilowatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 1,103 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 1,220 kilowatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 1,349 kilowatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 1,452 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1,526 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1,448 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,516 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1,587 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1,687 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1,787 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1,896 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1,976 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2,055 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,124 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,151 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,142 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,298 kilowatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 2,222 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2,433 kilowatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 2,414 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,475 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,521 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,538 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,484 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,490 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,608 kilowatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 2,463 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 2,459 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,514 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2,657 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 2,784 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 2,628 kilowatt-hours | -5.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2,628 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,628 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2,628 kilowatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,692 kilowatt-hours, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 558.89 kilowatt-hours | 458.12 kilowatt-hours | 693.67 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours | 805.88 kilowatt-hours | 1,526 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,892 kilowatt-hours | 1,516 kilowatt-hours | 2,151 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,448 kilowatt-hours | 2,222 kilowatt-hours | 2,608 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,584 kilowatt-hours | 2,459 kilowatt-hours | 2,784 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 106 Azerbaijan 2,702 kilowatt-hours compare
- 107 Mauritius 2,683 kilowatt-hours compare
- 108 Romania 2,634 kilowatt-hours compare
- 110 French Polynesia 2,555 kilowatt-hours compare
- 111 Costa Rica 2,486 kilowatt-hours compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 2,340 kilowatt-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 electricity generation per person in Thailand?
- Electricity generation per person in Thailand was 2,628 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 per person recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,784 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 458.12 kilowatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Thailand rank for electricity generation per person?
- Thailand ranks 109th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.