Bangladesh vs Thailand: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bangladesh
3.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
3.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
21st
Thailand rank
24th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Thailand
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.79 million tonnes against 3.03 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 764,700 tonnes.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34,374 tonnes | 16,354 tonnes | 18,020 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 164,977 tonnes | 325,942 tonnes | 160,964 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1960s | 190,932 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 931,814 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 286,332 tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 676,971 tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes | 9.55 million tonnes | 8.38 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.41 million tonnes | 6.16 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.56 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 742,192 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.70 million tonnes | -2.82 million tonnes | 5.53 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bangladesh or Thailand?
- Bangladesh, at 3.79 million tonnes against 3.03 million tonnes in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bangladesh and Thailand?
- 764,700 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Thailand?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Thailand rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 24th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.