Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Thailand
Thailand: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Thailand stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Thailand peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.
That places Thailand 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Thailand?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Thailand was 0.8% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- How does Thailand rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Thailand ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.