Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Thailand
Thailand: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 37,700 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 37,700 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Thailand peaked at 405,473 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37,700 TJ, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 72nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Thailand, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 369,759 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 405,473 TJ | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 235,182 TJ | -42.0% |
| 1993 | 248,340 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 236,807 TJ | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 216,903 TJ | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 206,407 TJ | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 219,062 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 218,268 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 222,938 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 225,420 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 224,852 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 229,445 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 239,544 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 280,522 TJ | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 280,705 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 211,270 TJ | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 244,905 TJ | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 252,039 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 241,474 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 274,387 TJ | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 261,977 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 261,680 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 269,095 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 280,289 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 268,917 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 99,671 TJ | -62.9% |
| 2017 | 105,982 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 66,421 TJ | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 65,151 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 49,813 TJ | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 41,053 TJ | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 42,907 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 43,802 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 37,700 TJ | -13.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 37,700 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,849 TJ, 6.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 37,700 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,778 TJ, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -62.9% | 268,917 TJ | 99,671 TJ |
| 1992 | -42.0% | 405,473 TJ | 235,182 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257,914 TJ | 206,407 TJ | 405,473 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 243,018 TJ | 211,270 TJ | 280,705 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,357 TJ | 65,151 TJ | 280,289 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,055 TJ | 37,700 TJ | 49,813 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Thailand?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Thailand was 37,700 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 405,473 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,700 TJ in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Thailand ranks 72nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.