Taiwan vs Thailand: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Taiwan
0.0052 °C
in 2024
Thailand
0.0056 °C
in 2024
Taiwan rank
32nd
Thailand rank
30th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.0056 °C against 0.0052 °C in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0004 °C.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 214 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0008 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0002 °C | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0002 °C | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0042 °C | 0.0003 °C | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.0049 °C | 0.0053 °C | 0.0004 °C | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.0056 °C against 0.0052 °C in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 0.0004 °C, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Taiwan ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.