Greece vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Greece
1.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
1.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
36th
Thailand rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Greece
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.86 billion tonnes against 1.66 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 206.73 million tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.52 million tonnes | 522,372 tonnes | 54.00 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 86.54 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 84.48 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 162.27 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 155.94 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 318.02 million tonnes | 30.35 million tonnes | 287.67 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 655.20 million tonnes | 198.40 million tonnes | 456.81 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 572.73 million tonnes | 522.98 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 300.74 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 92.84 million tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.86 billion tonnes against 1.66 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Thailand?
- 206.73 million tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greece ranks 36th 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.