Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita was 4.26 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita in Thailand, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in Thailand stood at 4.26 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in Thailand peaked at 4.45 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.08 tonnes per person, in 1998.
Thailand ranks 63rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.64 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 tonnes per person | 4.19 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | 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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in Thailand?
- Consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in Thailand was 4.26 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Thailand rank for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Thailand ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.