Singapore vs Thailand: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Singapore
2.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
3.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Singapore rank
26th
Thailand rank
24th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Singapore
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.03 million tonnes against 2.85 million tonnes in Singapore, a difference of 174,670 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 24th of 215 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -12,768 tonnes | 262,842 tonnes | 275,610 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1960s | 508,931 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 613,815 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.85 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 668,461 tonnes | Singapore |
| 1980s | 558,400 tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 819,640 tonnes | 9.55 million tonnes | 8.73 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | -840,022 tonnes | 6.16 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 820,000 tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 983,890 tonnes | -2.82 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Singapore or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.03 million tonnes against 2.85 million tonnes in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Singapore and Thailand?
- 174,670 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Singapore ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 24th of 215 regions.
- 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.