Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Thailand, 1938–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Thailand peaked at 0.3075 kilograms per international-$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.002 kilograms per international-$, in 1938.
Thailand ranks 56th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.002 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0366 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0804 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0785 kilograms per international-$ | 0.196 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1911 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1534 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2023 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1749 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2076 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2592 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2124 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3075 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2846 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2728 kilograms per international-$ | 0.293 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2706 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2453 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2805 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2462 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2522 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 53 Poland 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 54 North Macedonia 0.2555 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 55 Dominica 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 57 Ecuador 0.2403 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 58 Tunisia 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 59 Honduras 0.2361 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 71.62 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 44.98 million (2025)
- Urban population 62.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.31 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Thailand?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Thailand was 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3075 kilograms per international-$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 kilograms per international-$ in 1938.
- How does Thailand rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 56th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).