South Korea vs Thailand: Primary energy from hydropower per person
South Korea
73.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
109.37 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
56th
Thailand rank
54th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 109.37 kilowatt-hours per person against 73.65 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea, a difference of 35.72 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
South Korea ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 80 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 1970s | 45.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 1980s | 62.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 76.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 1990s | 75.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2000s | 74.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 103.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.27 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2010s | 66.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 83.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 71.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, South Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 109.37 kilowatt-hours per person against 73.65 kilowatt-hours per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between South Korea and Thailand?
- 35.72 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- South Korea ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.