Australia vs Thailand: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Thailand
1.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Thailand rank
23rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 146 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Australia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.