Total electricity output in Thailand
Thailand: Total electricity output was 177,760 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Thailand, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 177,760 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Thailand peaked at 177,760 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44,176 GWh, in 1990.
That places Thailand 23rd out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,928 GWh | 44,176 GWh | 93,226 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,026 GWh | 95,977 GWh | 148,394 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,182 GWh | 155,991 GWh | 177,760 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Thailand?
- Total electricity output in Thailand was 177,760 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 177,760 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,176 GWh in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for total electricity output?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants