Co2 land use per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Co2 land use per capita was 1.57 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.57
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
35th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.13
in 1973
All-time low
0.7542
in 2017
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Thailand, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.57 for co2 land use 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, co2 land use per capita in Thailand peaked at 14.13 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7542, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.96 | — |
| 1851 | 2.26 | +15.2% |
| 1852 | 2.76 | +22.0% |
| 1853 | 2.73 | -0.9% |
| 1854 | 2.89 | +5.8% |
| 1855 | 2.77 | -4.2% |
| 1856 | 2.95 | +6.4% |
| 1857 | 3 | +1.9% |
| 1858 | 2.85 | -5.1% |
| 1859 | 2.8 | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 2.92 | +4.5% |
| 1861 | 3.01 | +2.9% |
| 1862 | 2.86 | -4.8% |
| 1863 | 2.8 | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 3.12 | +11.4% |
| 1865 | 2.88 | -7.8% |
| 1866 | 3 | +4.3% |
| 1867 | 2.77 | -7.8% |
| 1868 | 2.78 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 2.94 | +5.9% |
| 1870 | 4.98 | +69.3% |
| 1871 | 6.63 | +33.1% |
| 1872 | 7.57 | +14.2% |
| 1873 | 7.68 | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 8.09 | +5.4% |
| 1875 | 8.17 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 8.34 | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 8.28 | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 8.1 | -2.1% |
| 1879 | 8.01 | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 7.58 | -5.5% |
| 1881 | 6.8 | -10.2% |
| 1882 | 6.2 | -8.8% |
| 1883 | 6.35 | +2.4% |
| 1884 | 5.93 | -6.6% |
| 1885 | 5.67 | -4.4% |
| 1886 | 5.92 | +4.3% |
| 1887 | 5.84 | -1.3% |
| 1888 | 5.49 | -6.0% |
| 1889 | 5.49 | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 5.72 | +4.2% |
| 1891 | 5.6 | -2.1% |
| 1892 | 5.17 | -7.8% |
| 1893 | 5.99 | +15.8% |
| 1894 | 5.8 | -3.1% |
| 1895 | 5.49 | -5.3% |
| 1896 | 5.46 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 5.22 | -4.3% |
| 1898 | 5.18 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 4.95 | -4.5% |
| 1900 | 6.6 | +33.4% |
| 1901 | 8.14 | +23.3% |
| 1902 | 8.48 | +4.2% |
| 1903 | 7.98 | -6.0% |
| 1904 | 8.05 | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 8.74 | +8.5% |
| 1906 | 8.84 | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 8.16 | -7.6% |
| 1908 | 7.8 | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 7.84 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 8.85 | +12.9% |
| 1911 | 9.61 | +8.6% |
| 1912 | 8.81 | -8.3% |
| 1913 | 9.12 | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 9.26 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 8.95 | -3.3% |
| 1916 | 8.86 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 8.55 | -3.6% |
| 1918 | 8.09 | -5.4% |
| 1919 | 8.5 | +5.1% |
| 1920 | 9.93 | +16.8% |
| 1921 | 10.34 | +4.1% |
| 1922 | 10.17 | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 11.08 | +9.0% |
| 1924 | 10.58 | -4.5% |
| 1925 | 10.45 | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 9.8 | -6.3% |
| 1927 | 10.07 | +2.7% |
| 1928 | 9.61 | -4.5% |
| 1929 | 9.62 | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 9.96 | +3.5% |
| 1931 | 10.08 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 10.47 | +3.9% |
| 1933 | 10.2 | -2.6% |
| 1934 | 10.14 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 9.49 | -6.5% |
| 1936 | 9.89 | +4.3% |
| 1937 | 9.6 | -2.9% |
| 1938 | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 1939 | 9.22 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 10.99 | +19.3% |
| 1941 | 12.46 | +13.3% |
| 1942 | 12.93 | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 12.62 | -2.4% |
| 1944 | 12.65 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 12.43 | -1.7% |
| 1946 | 12.1 | -2.7% |
| 1947 | 11.73 | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 11.46 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 10.94 | -4.5% |
| 1950 | 10.76 | -1.7% |
| 1951 | 10.31 | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 10.48 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 10.37 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 10.34 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 10.3 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 10.32 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 10.69 | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 10.42 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 9.24 | -11.4% |
| 1960 | 6.02 | -34.8% |
| 1961 | 7.85 | +30.3% |
| 1962 | 10.5 | +33.8% |
| 1963 | 8.91 | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 8.1 | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 7.77 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 7.33 | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 6.88 | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 6.44 | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 7.08 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 5.65 | -20.2% |
| 1971 | 11.11 | +96.6% |
| 1972 | 13.56 | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 14.13 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 10.43 | -26.2% |
| 1975 | 8.61 | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 8.26 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 7.99 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 7.14 | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 5.98 | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 6.55 | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 6.76 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 4.8 | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 4.05 | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 5.91 | +46.1% |
| 1985 | 4.79 | -18.9% |
| 1986 | 5.71 | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 4.03 | -29.5% |
| 1988 | 2.73 | -32.2% |
| 1989 | 2.25 | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 2.38 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.55 | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 1.45 | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 1.68 | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 1.76 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.54 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 1.54 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.49 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.53 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.48 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.54 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.57 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 1.56 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3 | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9585 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8886 | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7871 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7542 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 1.89 | +51.3% |
| 2020 | 2.01 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.25 | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 1.47 | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 1.54 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.57 | +1.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 575.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.57 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | 11.11 |
| 1870 | +69.3% | 2.94 | 4.98 |
| 2018 | +65.4% | 0.7542 | 1.25 |
| 2019 | +51.3% | 1.25 | 1.89 |
| 1984 | +46.1% | 4.05 | 5.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.7 | 1.96 | 3 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.91 | 2.77 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.58 | 4.98 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.13 | 5.49 | 7.58 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.46 | 4.95 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.06 | 6.6 | 8.84 | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.86 | 8.09 | 9.61 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.17 | 9.61 | 11.08 | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.82 | 9.2 | 10.47 | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.03 | 10.94 | 12.93 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.32 | 9.24 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.69 | 6.02 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.28 | 5.65 | 14.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.76 | 2.25 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 1.16 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 0.7542 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 1.25 | 2.01 | 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 co2 land use per capita in Thailand?
- Co2 land use per capita in Thailand was 1.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 in 1973.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7542 in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Thailand ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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