Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Thailand
Thailand: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 288,755 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 288,755 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Thailand peaked at 730,873 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 288,755 TJ, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 23rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Thailand, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 611,189 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 547,880 TJ | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 478,830 TJ | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 454,429 TJ | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 440,583 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 450,387 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 475,405 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 461,349 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 453,503 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 484,658 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 483,059 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 434,863 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 451,819 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 491,044 TJ | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 545,523 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 562,050 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 552,950 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 601,432 TJ | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 627,240 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 621,296 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 686,852 TJ | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 664,098 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 680,693 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 700,310 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 730,873 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 703,226 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 517,221 TJ | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 488,919 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 474,308 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 486,706 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 373,770 TJ | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 291,129 TJ | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 334,407 TJ | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 291,558 TJ | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 288,755 TJ | -1.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 288,755 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 38.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 288,755 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,578 TJ, 51.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,821 TJ | 440,583 TJ | 611,189 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 537,128 TJ | 434,863 TJ | 627,240 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 613,321 TJ | 474,308 TJ | 730,873 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 315,924 TJ | 288,755 TJ | 373,770 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 15.5 TJ compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 295,784 TJ compare
- 21 Philippines 293,472 TJ compare
- 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 8.07 TJ compare
- 22 Canada 291,211 TJ compare
- 24 Mozambique 281,699 TJ compare
- 25 Cameroon 277,404 TJ compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 216,297 TJ compare
- 26 Italy 276,625 TJ compare
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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Thailand?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Thailand was 288,755 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 730,873 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 288,755 TJ in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.