Malaysia vs Thailand: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Malaysia
0.8%
in 2024
Thailand
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
20th
Thailand rank
23rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Malaysia ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.