Myanmar vs Thailand: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Myanmar
1.8%
in 2024
Thailand
2.4%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
11th
Thailand rank
9th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Myanmar
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.4% against 1.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 11 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Myanmar or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.4% against 1.8% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Myanmar and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Thailand rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Myanmar ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.