Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand
Thailand: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0055 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand, 1994–2024
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 0.0055 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand peaked at 0.0144 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Thailand ranks 73rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +75.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +42.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0055 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 51.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +75.5% | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand was 0.0055 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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Thailand rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Thailand ranks 73rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.