Japan vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Japan
17.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
14.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Thailand rank
62nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 17.19 million tonnes against 14.48 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 2.71 million tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.80 million tonnes | 791,610 tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.17 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 13.36 million tonnes | 9.02 million tonnes | 4.33 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 16.51 million tonnes | 13.66 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at 17.19 million tonnes against 14.48 million tonnes in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Japan and Thailand?
- 2.71 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Japan ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 62nd 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 from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.