Ethiopia vs Thailand: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ethiopia
4.7%
in 2024
Thailand
2.4%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
6th
Thailand rank
9th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ethiopia
- Thailand
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.7% against 2.4% in Thailand, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.9 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Thailand |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Thailand |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Thailand |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 3.7% | 2.4% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 5.9% | 4.8% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% | Thailand |
| 1990s | -0.6% | 1.5% | 2.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ethiopia or Thailand?
- Ethiopia, at 4.7% against 2.4% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ethiopia and Thailand?
- 2.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Thailand rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 9th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.