Malaysia vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Malaysia
7.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
8.31 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
33rd
Thailand rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.31 billion tonnes against 7.04 billion tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 1.27 billion tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 91 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 45.64 million tonnes | 138,910 tonnes | 45.50 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 61.09 million tonnes | 452,210 tonnes | 60.64 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 96.50 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 86.54 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 154.63 million tonnes | 57.71 million tonnes | 96.92 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 295.63 million tonnes | 233.76 million tonnes | 61.86 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 584.72 million tonnes | 607.88 million tonnes | 23.16 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 305.82 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 3.29 billion tonnes | 784.23 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 5.71 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.48 billion tonnes | 7.77 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.31 billion tonnes against 7.04 billion tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 1.27 billion tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd 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 by world region. 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.