Egypt vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Egypt
7.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
8.31 billion tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
32nd
Thailand rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.31 billion tonnes against 7.47 billion tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 836.83 million tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 91 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 14.16 million tonnes | 138,910 tonnes | 14.02 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1940s | 41.55 million tonnes | 452,210 tonnes | 41.10 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 124.33 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 114.37 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 290.94 million tonnes | 57.71 million tonnes | 233.23 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 539.82 million tonnes | 233.76 million tonnes | 306.06 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 607.88 million tonnes | 405.73 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.80 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 269.63 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 3.29 billion tonnes | 184.71 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 5.14 billion tonnes | 5.71 billion tonnes | 570.88 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.96 billion tonnes | 7.77 billion tonnes | 811.48 million tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Egypt or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.31 billion tonnes against 7.47 billion tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Egypt and Thailand?
- 836.83 million tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Thailand?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.