Taiwan vs Thailand: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Taiwan
0.5%
in 2024
Thailand
0.6%
in 2024
Taiwan rank
28th
Thailand rank
25th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Taiwan ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Taiwan ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 25th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.