Denmark vs Thailand: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
185.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Thailand
186.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Denmark rank
143rd
Thailand rank
142nd
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 186.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 185.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Denmark, a difference of 0.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 143rd and Thailand ranks 142nd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 263.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 289.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 25.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Thailand |
| 1970s | 256.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 256.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 0.1146 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Thailand |
| 1980s | 262.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 257.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 4.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Denmark |
| 1990s | 259.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 250.06 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 9.77 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Denmark |
| 2000s | 239.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 215.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 23.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Denmark |
| 2010s | 206.76 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 200.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 6.37 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Denmark |
| 2020s | 188.61 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 193.17 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 4.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 186.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 185.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Thailand?
- 0.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Thailand rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 143rd and Thailand ranks 142nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.