Thailand vs Turkey: Methane emissions
Thailand
95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkey
111.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Thailand rank
18th
Turkey rank
17th
Methane emissions over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 111.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Thailand, a difference of 15.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Thailand ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 11 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1860s | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1870s | 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1880s | 9.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1890s | 10.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1900s | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 951,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1910s | 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 850,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1920s | 17.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1930s | 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1940s | 30.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1950s | 42.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1960s | 55.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1970s | 66.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1980s | 78.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1990s | 84.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2000s | 91.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2010s | 99.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2020s | 94.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 111.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Thailand and Turkey?
- 15.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for methane emissions?
- Thailand ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 17th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.