Colombia vs Thailand: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Colombia
1,724 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
1,520 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
50th
Thailand rank
53rd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Colombia
- Thailand
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,520 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand, a difference of 204 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 53rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 195.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 405.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 342.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 679.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 76.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 602.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 881.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 94.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 787.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 976.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 199.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 777.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 864.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 440.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,590 kilowatt-hours per person | 98.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Colombia or Thailand?
- Colombia, at 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,520 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Colombia and Thailand?
- 204 kilowatt-hours per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Thailand rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Colombia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 53rd 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 low-carbon energy 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.