Thailand Energy Information

Total Energy Consumption

Per capita energy consumption dropped in 2020 by 8% to 1.8 toe; per capita electricity consumption also decreased in 2020 to 2 600 kWh (-4%).

Total energy consumption increased at a rapid pace between 2000 and 2013 (+4.7%/year), but noticeably slowed down from 2013 to 2019 (+1%/year). In 2020, energy consumption plummeted by 8% to 129 Mtoe.

Oil covers 39% of the country's needs, natural gas 26%, biomass 18%, and coal and lignite 14%.

Interactive Chart Thailand Total Energy Consumption

Crude Oil Production

The production of liquid hydrocarbons (crude oil and NGL) has been decreasing slightly since 2016 (-4%/year). It increased by 6%/year between 2000 and 2016.

Except for 2019, imports and exports of oil products were largely balanced. The country was a net exporter of oil products in 2020 (6.4 Mt).

Interactive Chart Thailand Crude Oil Production

Renewable in % Electricity Production

The new 20-year Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP 2018 - 2037), approved by the Cabinet in 2019 and reviewed in October 2020, targets a share of 30% of renewables in the final energy consumption in 2037. The AEDP is in line with the revised PDP 2018 that sets a goal of around 28 GW of renewables by 2037 (36% of total capacity), comprising 15.5 GW of solar, 4.7 GW of biomass, 3.1 of hydropower, 3 GW of wind, and 1.8 GW of solid waste and biogas.

Interactive Chart Thailand Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)

CO₂ Fuel Combustion/CO₂ Emissions

The country submitted its first NDC in 2016 and updated it in October 2020, leaving targets unchanged, i.e. a 20% reduction in GHG emissions in 2030 and up to 25% with international and technology support.

Total CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion more than tripled between 1990 and 2013 before plateauing around 260 MtCO₂.

Graph: CO₂-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO₂)