Thailand vs Vietnam: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Thailand
1.52 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Vietnam
1.51 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand rank
52nd
Vietnam rank
53rd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Thailand
- Vietnam
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.01 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 52nd and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0346 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0112 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0234 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.0628 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0127 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0766 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0293 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0473 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.0947 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1323 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0376 kilowatt-hours per person | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.1994 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2489 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0495 kilowatt-hours per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.8649 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6556 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2093 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3449 kilowatt-hours per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Thailand or Vietnam?
- Thailand, at 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Thailand and Vietnam?
- 0.01 kilowatt-hours per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 52nd and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.