South Korea vs Thailand: Primary energy from wind per person
South Korea
70.96 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
49.73 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
47th
Thailand rank
50th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 70.96 kilowatt-hours per person against 49.73 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand, a difference of 21.23 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
South Korea ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 50th of 80 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.0235 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0235 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.003 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.1 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 29.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.81 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 65.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.57 kilowatt-hours per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, South Korea or Thailand?
- South Korea, at 70.96 kilowatt-hours per person against 49.73 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between South Korea and Thailand?
- 21.23 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Korea 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 wind per person?
- South Korea ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 50th 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 wind 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.