Thailand

Country Analysis Brief Overview

Thailand is a net importer of oil and natural gas, although the country is a growing producer of natural gas.
Thailand is the second largest net oil importer in Southeast Asia behind Singapore.
Several new projects will increase natural gas production in Thailand, but the country is still considering various natural gas import schemes to meet growing domestic demand.
Thailand's steadily growing electricity generation is highly dependent on natural gas, so the government is seeking ways to diversify fuel sources to include more renewable energy and potentially nuclear capacity in the long-term.

Analysis Last Updated: February 14, 2013

Overview data for Thailand

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)			2011				2012
		History	Thailand	Asia & Oceania	World	Rank	Thailand
Total Oil Production	Production of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas plant liquids, and other liquids, and refinery processing gain (loss). Negative value indicates refinery processing loss.	Total Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	416.79	8,936	87,329	32	433.29
Crude Oil Production	Includes lease condensate.	Crude Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	224.13	7,625	74,136	37	238.62
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum products and direct combustion of crude oil.	Petroleum Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	942.00	26,544	87,605	21	942.00 ^FFF
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Total Oil Production – Consumption. Negative numbers are Net Imports.	Petroleum Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	-525.21	-17,608	--	17	-508.71
Refinery Capacity	Crude oil distillation capacity as of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Refinery Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	584	24,875	88,097	31	584
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	0.44	40	1,474	48	0.44
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)			2010				2011
		History	Thailand	Asia & Oceania	World	Rank	Thailand
Production	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,281	16,939	111,954	24	1,306
Consumption	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,592	20,602	113,321	19	1,645
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports - Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Note: Data range begins with the year 1990.	Natural Gas Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	-311	-3,425	--	21	-338
Proved Reserves (Trillion Cubic Feet)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Natural Gas Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	12	539	6,637	35	11
Coal (Million Short Tons)			2010				2011
		History	Thailand	Asia & Oceania	World	Rank	Thailand
Production	Production of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale).	Coal Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	20.221	5,101	7,954	23	23.300
Consumption	Consumption of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale) and net imports of metallurgical coke.	Coal Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	39.340	4,961	7,770	21	41.625
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports – Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Includes primary coal and metallurgical coke.	Coal Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	-18.728	-3	--	13	-18.326
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)			2009				2010
		History	Thailand	Asia & Oceania	World	Rank	Thailand
Net Generation	Conventional thermal electricity, hydroelectric power, nuclear electric power, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power generation.	Electricity Net Generation Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	137.21	7,073	19,071	24	145.29
Net Consumption	Net generation+electricty imports-electricity exports-electricity distribution losses.	Electricity Net Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	129.31	6,474	17,360	23	140.84
Installed Capacity (GWe)	One billion watts or one thousand megawatts of electric capacity, as of January 1.	Electricity Installed Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	47.38	1,761	4,843	18	48.24
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)			2009				2010
		History	Thailand	Asia & Oceania	World	Rank	Thailand
Production	Production of petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids), dry natural gas, and coal, and net generation of hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power.	Total Primary Energy Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2.164	144	487	39	2.354
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum, dry natural gas, and coal, and net hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electricity. Also includes net electricty imports.	Total Primary Energy Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	4.051	183	488	24	4.325
Energy Intensity (Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)	Consumption per dollar of gross domestic product using purchasing power parities.	Total Primary Energy Intensity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	8,218	8,124	7,461	49	8,138
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)			2010				2011
		History	Thailand	Asia & Oceania	World	Rank	Thailand
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels	Emissions from the consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal and the flaring of natural gas.	CO2 from Consumption of Fossil Fuels Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	273.09	13,840	31,502	23	269.62