Myanmar vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Myanmar
16.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
21.76 billion tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar rank
11th
Thailand rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Myanmar
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 21.76 billion tonnes against 16.47 billion tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 5.29 billion tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 11 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 272.56 million tonnes | 75.32 million tonnes | 197.24 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 793.96 million tonnes | 234.46 million tonnes | 559.51 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 543.68 million tonnes | 762.72 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 2.12 billion tonnes | 989.21 million tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 3.46 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 2.08 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 5.00 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 3.12 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 6.74 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 4.13 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 7.95 billion tonnes | 3.58 billion tonnes | 4.36 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 8.33 billion tonnes | 4.84 billion tonnes | 3.49 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 8.54 billion tonnes | 6.61 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 8.89 billion tonnes | 8.87 billion tonnes | 22.50 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 9.86 billion tonnes | 11.26 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 11.71 billion tonnes | 14.46 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 12.47 billion tonnes | 17.47 billion tonnes | 5.00 billion tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 13.09 billion tonnes | 18.92 billion tonnes | 5.83 billion tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 14.20 billion tonnes | 19.89 billion tonnes | 5.69 billion tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 15.61 billion tonnes | 20.82 billion tonnes | 5.22 billion tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 16.31 billion tonnes | 21.54 billion tonnes | 5.22 billion tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Myanmar or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 21.76 billion tonnes against 16.47 billion tonnes in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Myanmar and Thailand?
- 5.29 billion tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Myanmar ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.