Bhutan vs Thailand: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Bhutan
1.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Thailand
0.8402 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
40th
Thailand rank
43rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Bhutan
- Thailand
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.07 tonnes per person against 0.8402 tonnes per person in Thailand, a difference of 0.2298 tonnes per person.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Bhutan ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 0.1068 tonnes per person | 0.0871 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.1761 tonnes per person | 0.4651 tonnes per person | 0.289 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.3314 tonnes per person | 0.7214 tonnes per person | 0.39 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.7405 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.2648 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.9296 tonnes per person | 0.9507 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Bhutan or Thailand?
- Bhutan, at 1.07 tonnes per person against 0.8402 tonnes per person in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Bhutan and Thailand?
- 0.2298 tonnes per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Thailand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Thailand rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Bhutan ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.