Namibia vs Thailand: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Namibia
1.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
Thailand
1.57 tonnes per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Thailand rank
35th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Namibia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.57 tonnes per person against 1.53 tonnes per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Thailand ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1860s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | 0.1764 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1870s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 7.58 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1880s | 3.04 tonnes per person | 6.13 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1890s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 5.46 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1900s | 3.59 tonnes per person | 8.06 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1910s | 3.86 tonnes per person | 8.86 tonnes per person | 5 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1920s | 5.53 tonnes per person | 10.17 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1930s | 6.42 tonnes per person | 9.82 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1940s | 7.2 tonnes per person | 12.03 tonnes per person | 4.83 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1950s | 7.29 tonnes per person | 10.32 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1960s | 5.1 tonnes per person | 7.69 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 9.28 tonnes per person | 6.97 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 4.76 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.68 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 0.1843 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 0.4354 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.3586 tonnes per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Namibia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.57 tonnes per person against 1.53 tonnes per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Namibia and Thailand?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Thailand rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Namibia ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 35th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.