Asia-Pacific
Regional screening synthesis across 64 jurisdictions. Comprehensive comparative rankings for prospective land share, thermal stored energy, and transmission infrastructure.
Regional Comparative Leaderboard
Ranked by Prospective Area %| Jurisdiction | ≥185°C at 5.5km | Depth to 200°C | Peak 5km Temp | Gradient | Stored Heat | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. China (Yunnan Province) (CN-YN) | 85.7% | 2.8 km | 268°C | 35.7 °C/km | 467.9 ZJ | View → |
| 2. Kiribati (KI) | 65.3% | 2.9 km | 339.1°C | 54 °C/km | 84.4 ZJ | View → |
| 3. Tuvalu (TV) | 65% | 2.3 km | 348.3°C | 53.3 °C/km | 171.2 ZJ | View → |
| 4. Marshall Islands (MH) | 57.7% | 1.6 km | 318.6°C | 73.5 °C/km | 42.1 ZJ | View → |
| 5. French Polynesia (PF) | 54.1% | 1.7 km | 329.2°C | 52.5 °C/km | 148.5 ZJ | View → |
| 6. Japan (Hokkaido Volcanic Arc) (JP-01) | 51.4% | 2.7 km | 310.5°C | 64.4 °C/km | 31 ZJ | View → |
| 7. Norfolk Island (NF) | 50.7% | 2.5 km | 288.6°C | 57.5 °C/km | 68.9 ZJ | View → |
| 8. Thailand (TH) | 50% | 2.81 km | 253°C | 31 °C/km | 513.6 ZJ | View → |
| 9. Niue (NU) | 49.2% | 1.8 km | 309.8°C | 70.2 °C/km | 182.8 ZJ | View → |
| 10. Guam (GU) | 48.3% | 2.1 km | 338.7°C | 51.8 °C/km | 72.4 ZJ | View → |
| 11. Wallis and Futuna (WF) | 48.3% | 1.9 km | 297.9°C | 59.8 °C/km | 52.1 ZJ | View → |
| 12. Timor-Leste (TL) | 48% | 2.6 km | 306.7°C | 54.4 °C/km | 94.3 ZJ | View → |
| 13. Indonesia (Sumatra Arc) (ID-SM) | 47.7% | 1.9 km | 307.2°C | 53.4 °C/km | 251.9 ZJ | View → |
| 14. New Zealand (North Island) (NZ-N) | 46.1% | 2.8 km | 286.7°C | 50.5 °C/km | 57.1 ZJ | View → |
| 15. Nauru (NR) | 45.3% | 3 km | 335.4°C | 64.4 °C/km | 214.5 ZJ | View → |
| 16. Maldives (MV) | 44.9% | 1.7 km | 318.7°C | 59.3 °C/km | 59.2 ZJ | View → |
| 17. Japan (JP) | 44.8% | 2.9 km | 324.2°C | 59.9 °C/km | 243.6 ZJ | View → |
| 18. Papua New Guinea (PG) | 44.4% | 3.5 km | 273.9°C | 58.1 °C/km | 198.9 ZJ | View → |
| 19. New Zealand (Taupo Volcanic Zone) (NZ-TVZ) | 44.4% | 3.2 km | 336.5°C | 54.2 °C/km | 99.2 ZJ | View → |
| 20. Tonga (TO) | 43.3% | 3.2 km | 292.6°C | 56.3 °C/km | 130.1 ZJ | View → |
| 21. Cook Islands (CK) | 43.1% | 2 km | 293°C | 52.9 °C/km | 44.6 ZJ | View → |
| 22. New Zealand (South Island) (NZ-S) | 42.9% | 1.9 km | 273.9°C | 60.8 °C/km | 76.2 ZJ | View → |
| 23. Japan (Kyushu) (JP-40) | 42.2% | 2.2 km | 275.3°C | 54.8 °C/km | 16.2 ZJ | View → |
| 24. Micronesia (FM) | 42% | 2.8 km | 329.2°C | 58 °C/km | 145 ZJ | View → |
| 25. American Samoa (AS) | 41.1% | 2.2 km | 305.9°C | 56.9 °C/km | 81 ZJ | View → |
| 26. Japan (Tohoku) (JP-02) | 41% | 2.9 km | 282.1°C | 58.8 °C/km | 46.6 ZJ | View → |
| 27. Taiwan (Eastern Longitudinal Valley) (TW-ER) | 40.3% | 3.5 km | 309.5°C | 53.7 °C/km | 91.8 ZJ | View → |
| 28. Indonesia (North Sulawesi Arc) (ID-SA) | 39.8% | 3.5 km | 324.3°C | 50.4 °C/km | 104.8 ZJ | View → |
| 29. New Zealand (NZ) | 39.6% | 3.1 km | 331.8°C | 57.8 °C/km | 103.7 ZJ | View → |
| 30. Tokelau (TK) | 38.6% | 3.1 km | 297.6°C | 68.6 °C/km | 202.2 ZJ | View → |
| 31. Fiji (FJ) | 38.1% | 2.9 km | 270.7°C | 56.3 °C/km | 11 ZJ | View → |
| 32. Vanuatu (VU) | 36.2% | 2.4 km | 296.9°C | 62.5 °C/km | 102.9 ZJ | View → |
| 33. Solomon Islands (SB) | 35.9% | 3 km | 287.4°C | 53.5 °C/km | 21.4 ZJ | View → |
| 34. Indonesia (ID) | 35.2% | 3.5 km | 272.5°C | 63.7 °C/km | 1115 ZJ | View → |
| 35. Taiwan (TW) | 34.4% | 2.8 km | 337°C | 62.2 °C/km | 14.4 ZJ | View → |
| 36. Philippines (PH) | 33.5% | 2.6 km | 273.8°C | 57.2 °C/km | 171.2 ZJ | View → |
| 37. Pitcairn (PN) | 33.5% | 3.2 km | 293.4°C | 59 °C/km | 105.9 ZJ | View → |
| 38. Cocos Islands (CC) | 32.4% | 2.6 km | 351.1°C | 69.5 °C/km | 199.7 ZJ | View → |
| 39. Christmas Island (CX) | 31% | 3.5 km | 277.2°C | 48.9 °C/km | 74.7 ZJ | View → |
| 40. Samoa (WS) | 30.8% | 3 km | 316.7°C | 63.8 °C/km | 32.5 ZJ | View → |
| 41. Indonesia (Java Arc) (ID-JV) | 30.5% | 3.2 km | 327°C | 51.9 °C/km | 53.6 ZJ | View → |
| 42. Philippines (Visayas Geothermal Belt) (PH-06) | 30% | 2.3 km | 285.9°C | 56.2 °C/km | 26.3 ZJ | View → |
| 43. Philippines (Luzon Volcanic Arc) (PH-00) | 28.2% | 2.8 km | 271.3°C | 61 °C/km | 72.9 ZJ | View → |
| 44. Palau (PW) | 28% | 2.7 km | 291.5°C | 56.1 °C/km | 100.2 ZJ | View → |
| 45. Laos (LA) | 21.3% | 4.6 km | 235.5°C | 42 °C/km | 54.5 ZJ | View → |
| 46. Bhutan (BT) | 21.2% | 4.8 km | 212.9°C | 40.9 °C/km | 14.2 ZJ | View → |
| 47. Nepal (NP) | 19.6% | 4.9 km | 204.3°C | 41.8 °C/km | 62.1 ZJ | View → |
| 48. Thailand (Fang Valley) (TH-FA) | 18.9% | 4.5 km | 242.2°C | 34.5 °C/km | 77.4 ZJ | View → |
| 49. Mongolia (MN) | 18.5% | 4.9 km | 198.6°C | 43.2 °C/km | 484.4 ZJ | View → |
| 50. Cambodia (KH) | 16% | 5.4 km | 195.7°C | 29.4 °C/km | 42.3 ZJ | View → |
| 51. Australia (AU) | 15% | 5.2 km | 221.4°C | 40.7 °C/km | 2147.9 ZJ | View → |
| 52. Thailand (San Kamphaeng Basin) (TH-SK) | 14.5% | 4.3 km | 225.4°C | 38.1 °C/km | 27.6 ZJ | View → |
| 53. South Korea (KR) | 14.1% | 4 km | 208.6°C | 40 °C/km | 32 ZJ | View → |
| 54. Pakistan (PK) | 14% | 6.1 km | 169.2°C | 33.4 °C/km | 299 ZJ | View → |
| 55. Australia (Cooper Basin) (AU-CB) | 13.8% | 4.1 km | 195.8°C | 37.3 °C/km | 41.2 ZJ | View → |
| 56. Malaysia (MY) | 13.7% | 5 km | 182.4°C | 34.5 °C/km | 111.6 ZJ | View → |
| 57. Vietnam (VN) | 12.8% | 5.1 km | 241.4°C | 43.6 °C/km | 129.8 ZJ | View → |
| 58. Myanmar (MM) | 12.7% | 5.1 km | 206°C | 41.2 °C/km | 206.4 ZJ | View → |
| 59. India (IN) | 10.1% | 4.9 km | 172°C | 38 °C/km | 897.8 ZJ | View → |
| 60. Bangladesh (BD) | 10.1% | 5.7 km | 181.8°C | 35.8 °C/km | 25.3 ZJ | View → |
| 61. Brunei (BN) | 8.8% | 5.7 km | 182.5°C | 32.9 °C/km | 16.2 ZJ | View → |
| 62. China (CN) | 6.1% | 4.9 km | 206.5°C | 33 °C/km | 1931.2 ZJ | View → |
| 63. Sri Lanka (LK) | 2.4% | 7.2 km | 143.7°C | 24.9 °C/km | 12.8 ZJ | View → |
| 64. New Caledonia (NC) | 1.6% | 6.7 km | 161.4°C | 23.3 °C/km | 33.2 ZJ | View → |
All Reports in Asia-Pacific
Central-case models place 185 °C within 5.5 km of the surface beneath around half of Thailand, and 200 °C is reached as shallow as 2.81 km somewhere in the country.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 35.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Indonesia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 44.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Japan.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 33.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Philippines.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 39.6% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in New Zealand.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 15% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Australia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 6.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in China.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 10.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in India.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 14.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in South Korea.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 12.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Vietnam.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 13.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Malaysia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 44.4% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Papua New Guinea.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 34.4% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Taiwan.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 10.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Bangladesh.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 21.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Bhutan.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 8.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Brunei.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 16% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Cambodia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 38.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Fiji.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 21.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Laos.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 44.9% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Maldives.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 18.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Mongolia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 12.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Myanmar.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 19.6% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Nepal.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 14% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Pakistan.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 35.9% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Solomon Islands.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 2.4% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Sri Lanka.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 48% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Timor-Leste.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 38.6% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Tokelau.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 43.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Tonga.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 36.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Vanuatu.
High-resolution 3D simulation identifies 85.7% prospective area reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in China (Yunnan Province).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 47.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Indonesia (Sumatra Arc).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 30.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Indonesia (Java Arc).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 41% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Japan (Tohoku).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 42.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Japan (Kyushu).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 44.4% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in New Zealand (Taupo Volcanic Zone).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 48.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Guam.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 1.6% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in New Caledonia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 54.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in French Polynesia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 30.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Samoa.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 41.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in American Samoa.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 65.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Kiribati.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 42% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Micronesia.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 57.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Marshall Islands.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 28% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Palau.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 45.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Nauru.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 65% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Tuvalu.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 43.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Cook Islands.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 49.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Niue.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 48.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Wallis and Futuna.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 50.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Norfolk Island.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 31% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Christmas Island.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 32.4% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Cocos Islands.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 33.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Pitcairn.
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 40.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Taiwan (Eastern Longitudinal Valley).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 46.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in New Zealand (North Island).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 42.9% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in New Zealand (South Island).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 28.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Philippines (Luzon Volcanic Arc).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 30% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Philippines (Visayas Geothermal Belt).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 39.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Indonesia (North Sulawesi Arc).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 51.4% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Japan (Hokkaido Volcanic Arc).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 13.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Australia (Cooper Basin).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 18.9% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Thailand (Fang Valley).
Geothermal screening assessment identifies 14.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Thailand (San Kamphaeng Basin).