Nauru vs Thailand: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nauru
5.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Thailand
5.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nauru rank
59th
Thailand rank
58th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nauru
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5.3 tonnes per person against 5.13 tonnes per person in Nauru, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Thailand ahead.
Nauru ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 58th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.93 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 0.6768 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 1970s | 13.61 tonnes per person | 9.92 tonnes per person | 3.69 tonnes per person | Nauru |
| 1980s | 16.19 tonnes per person | 5.72 tonnes per person | 10.46 tonnes per person | Nauru |
| 1990s | 10.88 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 6.91 tonnes per person | Nauru |
| 2000s | 5.95 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | Nauru |
| 2010s | 4.52 tonnes per person | 5 tonnes per person | 0.484 tonnes per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.89 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 0.4281 tonnes per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Nauru or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5.3 tonnes per person against 5.13 tonnes per person in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Nauru and Thailand?
- 0.17 tonnes per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Thailand rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nauru ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 58th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.