Thailand vs Turkey: Share of global methane emissions
Thailand
1.0%
in 2024
Turkey
1.2%
in 2024
Thailand rank
19th
Turkey rank
17th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Thailand ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 11 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Thailand and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Thailand ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th 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.