Share of primary energy from renewables in Thailand
Thailand: Share of primary energy from renewables was 7.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables in Thailand, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 7.8% for share of primary energy from renewables in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Thailand peaked at 9.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
Thailand ranks 46th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.9% | — |
| 1966 | 3.1% | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -21.0% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -30.6% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +45.8% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | -31.7% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -40.6% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +47.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -62.1% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +137.8% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +43.2% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -36.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +37.2% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +52.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +43.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -11.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 7.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 7.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.0%, 98% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +137.8% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 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)
- 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 share of primary energy from renewables in Thailand?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Thailand was 7.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does Thailand rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Thailand ranks 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.