Share of primary energy use by source in Thailand
Thailand: Share of primary energy use by source was 34.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy use by source in Thailand, 1981–2025
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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy use by source in Thailand is 34.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Thailand peaked at 38.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1981.
That places Thailand 28th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.0% | — |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +402.8% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | +34.7% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 21.7% | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 22.6% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.5% | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | -0.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 34.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 34.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.3%, 2.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +402.8% | 2.0% | 9.9% |
| 1984 | +34.7% | 10.5% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 2.0% | 22.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 17.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.0% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 33.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 32.1% | 34.3% | 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 use by source in Thailand?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Thailand was 34.0% 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 use by source recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Thailand ranks 28th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.