Bangladesh vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
14,561 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
15,738 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
82nd
Thailand rank
79th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Thailand
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 15,738 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,561 tonnes per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 1,177 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 243.46 tonnes per square kilometre 119.96 tonnes per square kilometre 123.5 tonnes per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 533.28 tonnes per square kilometre 457.56 tonnes per square kilometre 75.72 tonnes per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 1,108 tonnes per square kilometre 1,190 tonnes per square kilometre 82.06 tonnes per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 2,232 tonnes per square kilometre 2,989 tonnes per square kilometre 757.28 tonnes per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 4,419 tonnes per square kilometre 6,443 tonnes per square kilometre 2,025 tonnes per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 8,643 tonnes per square kilometre 11,172 tonnes per square kilometre 2,529 tonnes per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 13,359 tonnes per square kilometre 14,952 tonnes per square kilometre 1,593 tonnes per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Thailand, at 15,738 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,561 tonnes per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Thailand?
1,177 tonnes per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.