Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Thailand
Thailand: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Thailand, 1932–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Thailand stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 139.7% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Thailand peaked at 1,446.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -55.6%, in 1944.
Thailand ranks 136th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | -12.5% | — |
| 1933 | -14.3% | +14.3% |
| 1934 | 16.7% | -216.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1936 | 14.3% | — |
| 1937 | 25.0% | +75.0% |
| 1938 | 10.0% | -60.0% |
| 1939 | 18.2% | +81.8% |
| 1940 | 23.1% | +26.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1944 | -55.6% | — |
| 1948 | 37.5% | -167.5% |
| 1949 | 54.5% | +45.5% |
| 1950 | 1,446.7% | +2552.3% |
| 1951 | 14.1% | -99.0% |
| 1952 | 17.2% | +21.4% |
| 1953 | 28.7% | +67.1% |
| 1954 | 24.7% | -13.8% |
| 1955 | 15.7% | -36.4% |
| 1956 | 10.3% | -34.2% |
| 1957 | 11.6% | +12.3% |
| 1958 | 3.3% | -72.0% |
| 1959 | 10.1% | +209.6% |
| 1960 | 11.7% | +16.1% |
| 1961 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 21.4% | +83.9% |
| 1963 | 10.7% | -50.3% |
| 1964 | 34.3% | +222.1% |
| 1965 | -0.4% | -101.1% |
| 1966 | 27.2% | -7089.4% |
| 1967 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 40.5% | +42.9% |
| 1969 | -14.8% | -136.6% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | -137.7% |
| 1971 | 25.1% | +348.3% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | -46.9% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | -10.8% |
| 1974 | -1.0% | -108.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -157.7% |
| 1976 | 17.8% | +3017.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -34.7% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | -48.0% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +95.9% |
| 1981 | -5.6% | -160.3% |
| 1982 | -0.5% | -91.2% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -2524.7% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | -31.9% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -61.6% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +328.7% |
| 1988 | 12.9% | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +40.5% |
| 1990 | 20.7% | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -52.7% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +40.6% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -66.1% |
| 1998 | -11.9% | -369.6% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -139.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -98.5% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +4081.1% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +145.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -51.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +144.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -60.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -79.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +446.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -98.1% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +2658.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +160.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -69.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +345.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -92.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +518.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -48.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +48.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -109.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -812.1% |
| 2019 | -2.2% | -227.4% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | +58.4% |
| 2021 | -1.8% | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -215.6% |
| 2023 | -2.9% | -241.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -139.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 25% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +7089.4% | -0.4% | 27.2% |
| 2001 | +4081.1% | 0.1% | 2.9% |
| 1976 | +3017.3% | 0.6% | 17.8% |
| 2009 | +2658.5% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
| 1950 | +2552.3% | 54.5% | 1,446.7% |
| 1983 | +2524.7% | -0.5% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 7.2% | -14.3% | 25.0% | 8 |
| 1940s | 11.9% | -55.6% | 54.5% | 5 |
| 1950s | 158.2% | 3.3% | 1,446.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.1% | -14.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | -1.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | -5.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | -11.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -2.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -3.5% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Thailand?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Thailand was 1.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,446.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -55.6% in 1944.
- How does Thailand rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Thailand ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.