Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.57 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.57 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
35th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.13 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.7542 tonnes per person
in 2017
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Thailand, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.57 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Thailand peaked at 14.13 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7542 tonnes per person, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.96 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.26 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1852 | 2.76 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1853 | 2.73 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1854 | 2.89 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1855 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1856 | 2.95 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1857 | 3 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1858 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1859 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1861 | 3.01 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1862 | 2.86 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1863 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 3.12 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1865 | 2.88 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1866 | 3 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1867 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1868 | 2.78 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 2.94 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1870 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +69.3% |
| 1871 | 6.63 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1872 | 7.57 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1873 | 7.68 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 8.09 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1875 | 8.17 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 8.34 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 8.28 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 8.1 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1879 | 8.01 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 7.58 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1881 | 6.8 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1882 | 6.2 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1883 | 6.35 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1884 | 5.93 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1885 | 5.67 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1886 | 5.92 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1887 | 5.84 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1888 | 5.49 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1889 | 5.49 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 5.72 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1891 | 5.6 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1892 | 5.17 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1893 | 5.99 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1894 | 5.8 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1895 | 5.49 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1896 | 5.46 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 5.22 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1898 | 5.18 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 4.95 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1900 | 6.6 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 1901 | 8.14 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1902 | 8.48 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1903 | 7.98 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1904 | 8.05 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 8.74 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1906 | 8.84 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 8.16 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1908 | 7.8 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 7.84 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 8.85 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1911 | 9.61 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1912 | 8.81 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1913 | 9.12 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 9.26 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 8.95 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1916 | 8.86 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 8.55 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1918 | 8.09 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1919 | 8.5 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1920 | 9.93 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1921 | 10.34 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1922 | 10.17 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 11.08 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1924 | 10.58 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1925 | 10.45 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 9.8 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1927 | 10.07 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1928 | 9.61 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1929 | 9.62 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 9.96 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1931 | 10.08 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 10.47 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1933 | 10.2 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1934 | 10.14 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 9.49 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1936 | 9.89 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1937 | 9.6 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1938 | 9.2 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1939 | 9.22 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 10.99 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1941 | 12.46 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1942 | 12.93 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 12.62 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1944 | 12.65 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 12.43 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1946 | 12.1 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1947 | 11.73 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 11.46 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 10.94 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1950 | 10.76 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1951 | 10.31 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 10.48 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 10.37 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 10.34 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 10.3 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 10.32 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 10.69 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 10.42 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 9.24 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1960 | 6.02 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 1961 | 7.85 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 1962 | 10.5 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 1963 | 8.91 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 8.1 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 7.77 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 7.33 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 6.88 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 6.44 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 7.08 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 5.65 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1971 | 11.11 tonnes per person | +96.6% |
| 1972 | 13.56 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 14.13 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 10.43 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1975 | 8.61 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 8.26 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 7.99 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 7.14 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 5.98 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 6.55 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 6.76 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 4.8 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 4.05 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 5.91 tonnes per person | +46.1% |
| 1985 | 4.79 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1986 | 5.71 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 4.03 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 1988 | 2.73 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1989 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 2.38 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.53 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.64 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9585 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8886 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7871 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7542 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +51.3% |
| 2020 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.57 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 575.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.57 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +96.6% | 5.65 tonnes per person | 11.11 tonnes per person |
| 1870 | +69.3% | 2.94 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +65.4% | 0.7542 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | +51.3% | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | +46.1% | 4.05 tonnes per person | 5.91 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.7 tonnes per person | 1.96 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.91 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 8.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.13 tonnes per person | 5.49 tonnes per person | 7.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.06 tonnes per person | 6.6 tonnes per person | 8.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.86 tonnes per person | 8.09 tonnes per person | 9.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.17 tonnes per person | 9.61 tonnes per person | 11.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.82 tonnes per person | 9.2 tonnes per person | 10.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.03 tonnes per person | 10.94 tonnes per person | 12.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.32 tonnes per person | 9.24 tonnes per person | 10.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.69 tonnes per person | 6.02 tonnes per person | 10.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.28 tonnes per person | 5.65 tonnes per person | 14.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.76 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 6.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 tonnes per person | 0.7542 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Thailand?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Thailand was 1.57 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7542 tonnes per person in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Thailand ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.