Denmark vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Denmark
1.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
1.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
34th
Thailand rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Denmark
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.86 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 7.95 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 755.89 million tonnes | 522,372 tonnes | 755.37 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 903.99 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 901.93 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 30.35 million tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 198.40 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 572.73 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.81 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 611.99 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.85 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 113.55 million tonnes | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Denmark or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.86 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Denmark and Thailand?
- 7.95 million tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Denmark ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.