Belgium vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belgium
3.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
3.72 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Thailand rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belgium
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.72 billion tonnes against 3.55 billion tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 169.70 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 112.73 million tonnes | 8.03 million tonnes | 104.70 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1960s | 357.10 million tonnes | 50.44 million tonnes | 306.66 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1970s | 934.16 million tonnes | 209.05 million tonnes | 725.11 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.52 billion tonnes | 515.63 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 980.11 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 720.30 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.14 billion tonnes | 2.78 billion tonnes | 360.37 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.51 billion tonnes | 45.60 million tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.72 billion tonnes against 3.55 billion tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Thailand?
- 169.70 million tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 25th 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.