Taiwan vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Taiwan
10.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
8.31 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan rank
27th
Thailand rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 10.09 billion tonnes against 8.31 billion tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 1.78 billion tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 91 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 81.48 million tonnes | 138,910 tonnes | 81.34 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 135.28 million tonnes | 452,210 tonnes | 134.83 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 187.97 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 178.01 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 311.72 million tonnes | 57.71 million tonnes | 254.01 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 627.86 million tonnes | 233.76 million tonnes | 394.10 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.33 billion tonnes | 607.88 million tonnes | 721.15 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 2.58 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 4.77 billion tonnes | 3.29 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 7.48 billion tonnes | 5.71 billion tonnes | 1.77 billion tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 9.56 billion tonnes | 7.77 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Taiwan, at 10.09 billion tonnes against 8.31 billion tonnes in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 1.78 billion tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 27th 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.