Thailand vs Vietnam: Methane emissions
Thailand
95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vietnam
94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Thailand rank
18th
Vietnam rank
20th
Methane emissions over time
- Thailand
- Vietnam
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vietnam, a difference of 833,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Thailand ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 10 and Vietnam in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 9.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 10.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 17.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1940s | 30.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1950s | 42.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1960s | 55.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1970s | 66.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1980s | 78.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 1990s | 84.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2000s | 91.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2010s | 99.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2020s | 94.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Thailand or Vietnam?
- Thailand, at 95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Thailand and Vietnam?
- 833,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for methane emissions?
- Thailand ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 20th 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.