India vs Thailand: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
India
7.0%
in 2025
Thailand
7.8%
in 2025
India rank
57th
Thailand rank
55th
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 7.8% against 7.0% in India, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
India ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 55th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | India |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | India |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | India |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.0% | 2.6% | India |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | India |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 0.3% | India |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 8.2% | 2.1% | 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, India or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 7.8% against 7.0% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between India and Thailand?
- 0.8%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 57th 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.