Australia vs Thailand: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Australia
1.0%
in 2024
Thailand
0.9%
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Thailand rank
19th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Australia or Thailand?
- Australia, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Australia ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 19th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.