Kenya vs Thailand: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Kenya
20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Thailand
20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
27th
Thailand rank
30th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Kenya
  • Thailand
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M185019372024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Thailand, a difference of 446,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Thailand ahead.

Kenya ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 30th of 201 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Thailand Difference Ahead
1850s 340,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 394,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1860s 364,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 424,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1870s 449,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 511,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1880s 577,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 641,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1890s 653,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 756,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 103,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1900s 736,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 942,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1910s 957,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 426,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1920s 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 585,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1930s 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 881,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1940s 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 535,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1950s 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 961,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1960s 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1970s 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1980s 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
1990s 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
2000s 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
2010s 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand
2020s 20.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 647,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Kenya or Thailand?
Kenya, at 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Kenya and Thailand?
446,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Kenya ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 30th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.