Cambodia vs Thailand: Per capita methane emissions
Cambodia
1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Thailand
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cambodia rank
55th
Thailand rank
57th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cambodia
- Thailand
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Thailand, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 17 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cambodia or Thailand?
- Cambodia, at 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cambodia and Thailand?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Thailand rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cambodia ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 57th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.