Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand
Thailand: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
71st
of 199 countries
All-time high
12.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand peaked at 12.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Thailand ranks 71st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 68 Congo 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 69 Andorra 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 70 Cook Islands 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 72 Serbia 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 74 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand was 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Thailand rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Thailand ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.