Canada vs Thailand: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
0.7215 tonnes per person
in 2024
Thailand
0.8402 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
46th
Thailand rank
43rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.8402 tonnes per person against 0.7215 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.1187 tonnes per person.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 46th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.07 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.65 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 0.1068 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 0.4651 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 0.7214 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.9507 tonnes per person | 0.0843 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.8402 tonnes per person against 0.7215 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Thailand?
- 0.1187 tonnes per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 46th 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 from coal. 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.