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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Thailand

Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 21.76 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
21.76 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21.76 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
10.26 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Thailand, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Thailand is 21.76 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Thailand peaked at 21.76 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.26 million tonnes, in 1850.

Thailand ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Thailand, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 10.26 million tonnes —
1851 22.14 million tonnes +115.8%
1852 36.70 million tonnes +65.8%
1853 51.21 million tonnes +39.5%
1854 66.64 million tonnes +30.1%
1855 81.50 million tonnes +22.3%
1856 97.39 million tonnes +19.5%
1857 113.67 million tonnes +16.7%
1858 129.19 million tonnes +13.7%
1859 144.51 million tonnes +11.9%
1860 160.62 million tonnes +11.1%
1861 177.28 million tonnes +10.4%
1862 193.22 million tonnes +9.0%
1863 208.90 million tonnes +8.1%
1864 226.45 million tonnes +8.4%
1865 242.72 million tonnes +7.2%
1866 259.77 million tonnes +7.0%
1867 275.58 million tonnes +6.1%
1868 291.52 million tonnes +5.8%
1869 308.50 million tonnes +5.8%
1870 337.41 million tonnes +9.4%
1871 376.15 million tonnes +11.5%
1872 420.69 million tonnes +11.8%
1873 466.20 million tonnes +10.8%
1874 514.55 million tonnes +10.4%
1875 563.70 million tonnes +9.6%
1876 614.28 million tonnes +9.0%
1877 664.82 million tonnes +8.2%
1878 714.67 million tonnes +7.5%
1879 764.35 million tonnes +7.0%
1880 811.66 million tonnes +6.2%
1881 854.46 million tonnes +5.3%
1882 893.77 million tonnes +4.6%
1883 934.32 million tonnes +4.5%
1884 972.49 million tonnes +4.1%
1885 1.01 billion tonnes +3.8%
1886 1.05 billion tonnes +3.8%
1887 1.09 billion tonnes +3.7%
1888 1.12 billion tonnes +3.3%
1889 1.16 billion tonnes +3.3%
1890 1.20 billion tonnes +3.3%
1891 1.24 billion tonnes +3.2%
1892 1.27 billion tonnes +2.9%
1893 1.31 billion tonnes +3.3%
1894 1.35 billion tonnes +3.1%
1895 1.39 billion tonnes +2.9%
1896 1.43 billion tonnes +2.8%
1897 1.47 billion tonnes +2.6%
1898 1.51 billion tonnes +2.6%
1899 1.54 billion tonnes +2.4%
1900 1.59 billion tonnes +3.2%
1901 1.65 billion tonnes +3.8%
1902 1.72 billion tonnes +3.9%
1903 1.78 billion tonnes +3.6%
1904 1.84 billion tonnes +3.5%
1905 1.91 billion tonnes +3.7%
1906 1.98 billion tonnes +3.7%
1907 2.05 billion tonnes +3.3%
1908 2.11 billion tonnes +3.1%
1909 2.18 billion tonnes +3.1%
1910 2.25 billion tonnes +3.4%
1911 2.33 billion tonnes +3.7%
1912 2.41 billion tonnes +3.3%
1913 2.49 billion tonnes +3.3%
1914 2.57 billion tonnes +3.3%
1915 2.65 billion tonnes +3.2%
1916 2.74 billion tonnes +3.1%
1917 2.82 billion tonnes +3.0%
1918 2.90 billion tonnes +2.8%
1919 2.98 billion tonnes +2.9%
1920 3.08 billion tonnes +3.3%
1921 3.18 billion tonnes +3.4%
1922 3.29 billion tonnes +3.3%
1923 3.41 billion tonnes +3.6%
1924 3.52 billion tonnes +3.4%
1925 3.64 billion tonnes +3.3%
1926 3.75 billion tonnes +3.1%
1927 3.87 billion tonnes +3.1%
1928 3.99 billion tonnes +3.0%
1929 4.10 billion tonnes +3.0%
1930 4.23 billion tonnes +3.0%
1931 4.36 billion tonnes +3.1%
1932 4.50 billion tonnes +3.2%
1933 4.63 billion tonnes +3.0%
1934 4.77 billion tonnes +3.0%
1935 4.91 billion tonnes +2.8%
1936 5.05 billion tonnes +2.9%
1937 5.19 billion tonnes +2.8%
1938 5.33 billion tonnes +2.7%
1939 5.47 billion tonnes +2.7%
1940 5.64 billion tonnes +3.2%
1941 5.84 billion tonnes +3.6%
1942 6.06 billion tonnes +3.7%
1943 6.27 billion tonnes +3.5%
1944 6.49 billion tonnes +3.5%
1945 6.72 billion tonnes +3.4%
1946 6.94 billion tonnes +3.3%
1947 7.16 billion tonnes +3.2%
1948 7.38 billion tonnes +3.1%
1949 7.60 billion tonnes +2.9%
1950 7.82 billion tonnes +2.9%
1951 8.03 billion tonnes +2.8%
1952 8.26 billion tonnes +2.8%
1953 8.49 billion tonnes +2.8%
1954 8.72 billion tonnes +2.8%
1955 8.96 billion tonnes +2.8%
1956 9.21 billion tonnes +2.8%
1957 9.48 billion tonnes +2.9%
1958 9.74 billion tonnes +2.8%
1959 9.98 billion tonnes +2.5%
1960 10.14 billion tonnes +1.6%
1961 10.36 billion tonnes +2.1%
1962 10.66 billion tonnes +2.9%
1963 10.92 billion tonnes +2.5%
1964 11.16 billion tonnes +2.2%
1965 11.41 billion tonnes +2.2%
1966 11.64 billion tonnes +2.1%
1967 11.87 billion tonnes +2.0%
1968 12.09 billion tonnes +1.8%
1969 12.34 billion tonnes +2.0%
1970 12.54 billion tonnes +1.6%
1971 12.95 billion tonnes +3.3%
1972 13.46 billion tonnes +4.0%
1973 14.01 billion tonnes +4.1%
1974 14.43 billion tonnes +3.0%
1975 14.78 billion tonnes +2.4%
1976 15.13 billion tonnes +2.3%
1977 15.47 billion tonnes +2.3%
1978 15.78 billion tonnes +2.0%
1979 16.05 billion tonnes +1.7%
1980 16.35 billion tonnes +1.9%
1981 16.66 billion tonnes +1.9%
1982 16.89 billion tonnes +1.4%
1983 17.09 billion tonnes +1.2%
1984 17.38 billion tonnes +1.7%
1985 17.62 billion tonnes +1.4%
1986 17.91 billion tonnes +1.7%
1987 18.12 billion tonnes +1.2%
1988 18.27 billion tonnes +0.8%
1989 18.39 billion tonnes +0.7%
1990 18.52 billion tonnes +0.7%
1991 18.61 billion tonnes +0.5%
1992 18.67 billion tonnes +0.4%
1993 18.75 billion tonnes +0.4%
1994 18.85 billion tonnes +0.5%
1995 18.96 billion tonnes +0.6%
1996 19.06 billion tonnes +0.6%
1997 19.16 billion tonnes +0.5%
1998 19.25 billion tonnes +0.5%
1999 19.34 billion tonnes +0.5%
2000 19.43 billion tonnes +0.5%
2001 19.53 billion tonnes +0.5%
2002 19.63 billion tonnes +0.5%
2003 19.72 billion tonnes +0.5%
2004 19.82 billion tonnes +0.5%
2005 19.93 billion tonnes +0.5%
2006 20.03 billion tonnes +0.5%
2007 20.16 billion tonnes +0.6%
2008 20.27 billion tonnes +0.6%
2009 20.38 billion tonnes +0.5%
2010 20.49 billion tonnes +0.6%
2011 20.58 billion tonnes +0.4%
2012 20.65 billion tonnes +0.4%
2013 20.72 billion tonnes +0.3%
2014 20.80 billion tonnes +0.4%
2015 20.86 billion tonnes +0.3%
2016 20.92 billion tonnes +0.3%
2017 20.97 billion tonnes +0.3%
2018 21.06 billion tonnes +0.4%
2019 21.19 billion tonnes +0.6%
2020 21.34 billion tonnes +0.7%
2021 21.43 billion tonnes +0.4%
2022 21.53 billion tonnes +0.5%
2023 21.64 billion tonnes +0.5%
2024 21.76 billion tonnes +0.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 21.76 billion tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 629.27 million tonnes, 34.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 21.76 billion tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 billion tonnes, 21.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +115.8% 10.26 million tonnes 22.14 million tonnes
1852 +65.8% 22.14 million tonnes 36.70 million tonnes
1853 +39.5% 36.70 million tonnes 51.21 million tonnes
1854 +30.1% 51.21 million tonnes 66.64 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 75.32 million tonnes 10.26 million tonnes 144.51 million tonnes 10
1860s 234.46 million tonnes 160.62 million tonnes 308.50 million tonnes 10
1870s 543.68 million tonnes 337.41 million tonnes 764.35 million tonnes 10
1880s 989.21 million tonnes 811.66 million tonnes 1.16 billion tonnes 10
1890s 1.37 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes 10
1900s 1.88 billion tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 2.18 billion tonnes 10
1910s 2.61 billion tonnes 2.25 billion tonnes 2.98 billion tonnes 10
1920s 3.58 billion tonnes 3.08 billion tonnes 4.10 billion tonnes 10
1930s 4.84 billion tonnes 4.23 billion tonnes 5.47 billion tonnes 10
1940s 6.61 billion tonnes 5.64 billion tonnes 7.60 billion tonnes 10
1950s 8.87 billion tonnes 7.82 billion tonnes 9.98 billion tonnes 10
1960s 11.26 billion tonnes 10.14 billion tonnes 12.34 billion tonnes 10
1970s 14.46 billion tonnes 12.54 billion tonnes 16.05 billion tonnes 10
1980s 17.47 billion tonnes 16.35 billion tonnes 18.39 billion tonnes 10
1990s 18.92 billion tonnes 18.52 billion tonnes 19.34 billion tonnes 10
2000s 19.89 billion tonnes 19.43 billion tonnes 20.38 billion tonnes 10
2010s 20.82 billion tonnes 20.49 billion tonnes 21.19 billion tonnes 10
2020s 21.54 billion tonnes 21.34 billion tonnes 21.76 billion tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 6 India 42.04 billion tonnes compare
  2. 7 Canada 40.40 billion tonnes compare
  3. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.18 billion tonnes compare
  4. 10 Colombia 20.74 billion tonnes compare
  5. 11 Myanmar 16.47 billion tonnes compare
  6. 12 Cote d'Ivoire 14.86 billion tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Thailand?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Thailand was 21.76 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 21.76 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 10.26 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Thailand rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Thailand ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.