Bangladesh vs Thailand: Share of global methane emissions
Bangladesh
1.0%
in 2024
Thailand
1.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
18th
Thailand rank
19th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Thailand
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 12 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Bangladesh or Thailand?
- Bangladesh, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Bangladesh and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Thailand rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 19th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.