Brazil vs Thailand: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Thailand
0.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Thailand rank
18th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 18th of 179 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 from coal. 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) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.