Australia vs Thailand: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
Australia
7.9%
in 2025
Thailand
7.8%
in 2025
Australia rank
54th
Thailand rank
55th
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 55th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 8.2% | 1.7% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Thailand?
- Australia, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 55th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy that is low-carbon 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.