Malaysia vs Thailand: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Malaysia
97.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
60.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Thailand rank
18th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 97.57 million tonnes against 60.22 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 37.35 million tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 212,920 tonnes | 113,257 tonnes | 99,663 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 72,172 tonnes | 213,953 tonnes | 141,782 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 104,791 tonnes | 678,915 tonnes | 574,124 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.28 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 6.14 million tonnes | 27.47 million tonnes | 21.34 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 24.76 million tonnes | 47.59 million tonnes | 22.83 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 66.86 million tonnes | 70.66 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 92.18 million tonnes | 68.16 million tonnes | 24.02 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 97.57 million tonnes against 60.22 million tonnes in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 37.35 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.