Thailand Coal
Production (2024)#25 World
14,122,813short tons+0.00012% YoY
Consumption (2024)#17 World
48,916,385short tons+4.8% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−95,325short tons
Production covers 28.9% of consumption.
The rest is imported.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Coal Reserves in Thailand
- Thailand holds 1,171,755,530 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#44 in the world), and accounting for about 0.09% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Thailand has about 83 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Thailand
- Thailand produced 14,122,813 short tons of coal in 2024 (#25 in the world), an increase of 0.00012% from 14,122,796 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Thailand
- Thailand consumed 48,916,385 short tons of coal in 2024 (#17 in the world), an increase of 4.8% from 2023. This represents 0.5% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Thailand averaged 1,365.1 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 3.74 pounds per day (#32 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Thailand
- Thailand imported 35,014,797 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈71.6% of consumption).
- Thailand exported 111,387 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.79% of production).
- This made Thailand a net importer of 34,903,411 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Thailand
- In 2024, Thailand produced approximately 38,693 short tons of coal per day and consumed 134,017 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 95,325 short tons.
Thailand Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 14,122,813 | +0.00012% | 25 | 0.15% | 48,916,385 | +4.8% | 17 | 0.50% | 1,365.1 | 35,014,797 | 111,387 | 34,903,411 |
| 2023 | 1,171,755,530 | 44 | 0.09% | 14,122,796 | −6.1% | 25 | 0.15% | 46,682,629 | +17.6% | 17 | 0.49% | 1,302.1 | 32,760,563 | 72,121 | 32,688,442 |
| 2022 | 1,171,755,530 | 44 | 0.09% | 15,037,713 | −4.1% | 25 | 0.16% | 39,693,167 | +5.3% | 19 | 0.44% | 1,106.7 | 24,761,798 | 106,343 | 24,655,454 |
| 2021 | 1,171,755,530 | 44 | 0.09% | 15,676,582 | +7.3% | 24 | 0.18% | 37,703,411 | −2.7% | 20 | 0.43% | 1,051.3 | 26,531,665 | 167,504 | 26,364,161 |
| 2020 | 1,171,755,530 | 44 | 0.09% | 14,606,710 | −5.9% | 25 | 0.17% | 38,760,528 | +2.5% | 18 | 0.47% | 1,082.1 | 26,325,561 | 69,628 | 26,255,933 |
| 2019 | 1,171,755,530 | 44 | 0.10% | 15,518,320 | −5.2% | 25 | 0.17% | 37,823,563 | +1.5% | 19 | 0.44% | 1,057.7 | 23,881,067 | 65,803 | 23,815,264 |
| 2018 | 1,171,755,530 | 44 | 0.10% | 16,371,508 | −8.7% | 25 | 0.19% | 37,251,464 | −5.3% | 21 | 0.43% | 1,043.8 | 27,523,388 | 60,811 | 27,462,577 |
| 2017 | 1,171,755,530 | 43 | 0.10% | 17,922,058 | −4.2% | 23 | 0.21% | 39,353,570 | +3.4% | 21 | 0.46% | 1,106.1 | 24,599,240 | 51,670 | 24,547,570 |
| 2016 | 1,171,755,530 | 43 | 0.10% | 18,715,682 | +12.1% | 23 | 0.23% | 38,047,332 | −3.6% | 21 | 0.45% | 1,073.9 | 24,009,924 | 49,139 | 23,960,785 |
| 2015 | 1,171,755,530 | 43 | 0.10% | 16,700,602 | −15.7% | 23 | 0.19% | 39,485,847 | −0.33% | 23 | 0.46% | 1,119.5 | 24,175,808 | 58,957 | 24,116,852 |
| 2014 | 1,171,755,530 | 43 | 0.10% | 19,821,431 | −0.71% | 23 | 0.22% | 39,614,817 | −4.5% | 20 | 0.45% | 1,128.4 | 23,074,402 | 43,410 | 23,030,992 |
| 2013 | 1,171,755,530 | 33 | 0.11% | 19,963,675 | +0.25% | 22 | 0.22% | 41,485,437 | +4.5% | 21 | 0.46% | 1,187.9 | 19,875,126 | 28,659 | 19,846,466 |
| 2012 | 1,171,755,530 | 32 | 0.11% | 19,914,805 | −15.3% | 23 | 0.22% | 39,690,876 | −1.9% | 21 | 0.44% | 1,143.2 | 20,518,528 | 40,782 | 20,477,746 |
| 2011 | 1,171,755,530 | 32 | 0.11% | 23,509,082 | +16.8% | 23 | 0.27% | 40,473,516 | +3.7% | 23 | 0.47% | 1,173 | 18,008,632 | 30,911 | 17,977,721 |
| 2010 | 1,171,755,530 | 32 | 0.12% | 20,126,044 | +3.9% | 23 | 0.25% | 39,042,718 | +6.3% | 21 | 0.48% | 1,138.6 | 18,700,155 | 28,926 | 18,671,229 |
| 2009 | 1,171,755,530 | 32 | 0.12% | 19,363,288 | −2.9% | 23 | 0.25% | 36,727,867 | −3.1% | 22 | 0.48% | 1,078.3 | 18,065,427 | 15,487 | 18,049,940 |
| 2008 | 2,064,626,630 | 26 | 0.21% | 19,946,724 | −0.79% | 22 | 0.26% | 37,893,009 | +5.9% | 23 | 0.50% | 1,120.8 | 17,655,965 | 17,961 | 17,638,004 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 20,105,226 | −4.4% | 23 | 0.27% | 35,773,078 | +7.9% | 24 | 0.48% | 1,066.2 | 15,964,091 | 6.26 | 15,964,085 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 21,021,722 | −8.7% | 22 | 0.30% | 33,143,066 | +1.5% | 24 | 0.47% | 995.8 | 12,362,184 | 0 | 12,362,184 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 23,014,223 | +4.1% | 21 | 0.35% | 32,644,392 | +5.4% | 23 | 0.49% | 989 | 9,445,583 | 0 | 9,445,583 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 22,112,166 | +6.5% | 23 | 0.35% | 30,967,575 | +11.2% | 24 | 0.49% | 946.3 | 8,322,381 | 0 | 8,322,381 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 20,771,263 | −3.9% | 23 | 0.36% | 27,855,440 | +0.53% | 24 | 0.48% | 858.8 | 7,837,904 | 0 | 7,837,904 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 21,607,463 | −0.03% | 22 | 0.40% | 27,709,863 | +2.8% | 24 | 0.51% | 862.3 | 6,171,654 | 0 | 6,171,654 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 21,612,987 | +10.2% | 22 | 0.40% | 26,943,829 | +11% | 24 | 0.51% | 846.6 | 5,444,557 | 0 | 5,444,557 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 19,605,407 | −2.6% | 22 | 0.38% | 24,279,817 | +1.1% | 25 | 0.47% | 770.7 | 4,611,179 | 0 | 4,611,179 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 20,129,622 | −8.7% | 22 | 0.40% | 24,010,556 | −1.2% | 25 | 0.49% | 770.8 | 3,560,167 | 0 | 3,560,167 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 22,042,006 | −14.7% | 22 | 0.44% | 24,306,557 | −16.9% | 24 | 0.49% | 790.2 | 1,800,050 | 0 | 1,800,050 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 25,836,555 | +8.1% | 22 | 0.51% | 29,250,065 | +6.1% | 23 | 0.59% | 963.4 | 3,625,267 | 0 | 3,625,267 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 23,909,538 | +17.7% | 22 | 0.47% | 27,557,363 | +19.9% | 23 | 0.55% | 919.8 | 4,305,448 | 0 | 4,305,448 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 20,305,430 | +7.8% | 22 | 0.41% | 22,987,340 | +12.3% | 24 | 0.47% | 777.9 | 2,666,456 | 0 | 2,666,456 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 18,843,847 | +10% | 22 | 0.39% | 20,472,988 | +11.6% | 24 | 0.43% | 702.8 | 1,683,487 | 0 | 1,683,487 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 17,127,612 | +0.97% | 22 | 0.36% | 18,351,821 | +3.6% | 25 | 0.39% | 639.3 | 1,031,496 | 0 | 1,031,496 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 16,962,964 | +5.1% | 22 | 0.35% | 17,708,168 | +6.2% | 26 | 0.37% | 626.5 | 552,097 | 0 | 552,097 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 16,144,448 | +17.7% | 20 | 0.32% | 16,676,461 | +18% | 24 | 0.34% | 599.5 | 517,449 | 0 | 517,449 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 13,711,053 | +38.1% | 19 | 0.26% | 14,128,304 | +42.1% | 24 | 0.28% | 516.2 | 375,774 | 0 | 375,774 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 9,931,727 | +23.5% | 20 | 0.19% | 9,941,311 | +19.1% | 26 | 0.20% | 369.2 | 501,585 | 0 | 501,585 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 8,041,417 | +5.2% | 21 | 0.16% | 8,347,674 | −0.53% | 26 | 0.16% | 315.2 | 398,017 | 0 | 398,017 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 7,640,394 | +25.2% | 21 | 0.15% | 8,392,312 | +44.7% | 27 | 0.17% | 322.3 | 343,364 | 0 | 343,364 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 6,104,685 | +6.7% | 24 | 0.12% | 5,800,173 | +35% | 29 | 0.12% | 226.7 | 244,381 | 0 | 244,381 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 5,718,784 | +108.1% | 24 | 0.12% | 4,296,162 | +53.9% | 31 | 0.09% | 170.9 | 271,169 | 0 | 271,169 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 2,748,059 | +15.6% | 27 | 0.06% | 2,792,151 | +21.1% | 33 | 0.06% | 113.2 | 147,710 | 0 | 147,710 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 2,376,580 | −5.1% | 29 | 0.05% | 2,306,033 | −5% | 34 | 0.05% | 95.24 | 156,528 | 0 | 156,528 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 2,504,448 | +31.9% | 27 | 0.06% | 2,428,389 | +24.9% | 33 | 0.06% | 102.3 | 191,802 | 0 | 191,802 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 1,899,280 | +13% | 29 | 0.05% | 1,944,475 | +14.4% | 34 | 0.05% | 83.5 | 49,604 | 0 | 49,604 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 1,681,023 | — | 30 | 0.04% | 1,699,762 | — | 39 | 0.04% | 74.47 | 55,116 | 0 | 55,116 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.