Taiwan vs Thailand: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Taiwan
0.7%
in 2024
Thailand
0.7%
in 2024
Taiwan rank
25th
Thailand rank
23rd

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Taiwan ahead.

Taiwan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Thailand Difference Ahead
1930s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Taiwan
1940s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Taiwan
1950s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Taiwan
1960s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Taiwan
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% Taiwan
1980s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Taiwan
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Taiwan
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Taiwan
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Taiwan
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Taiwan or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Taiwan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Taiwan and Thailand?
0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
91 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
Taiwan ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.