Malaysia vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Malaysia
2.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
2.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
Thailand rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.14 billion tonnes against 2.02 billion tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 114.68 million tonnes.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 29th of 146 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 652,418 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 652,418 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1.95 million tonnes | 15,312 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.16 million tonnes | 109,415 tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 16.32 million tonnes | 18.19 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 157.17 million tonnes | 142.62 million tonnes | 14.55 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 619.77 million tonnes | 523.38 million tonnes | 96.39 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 65.82 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 83.70 million tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 2.14 billion tonnes against 2.02 billion tonnes in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 114.68 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 29th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.