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.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1852 | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1853 | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1854 | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1856 | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1857 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1858 | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1859 | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1861 | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1862 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1863 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1864 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1865 | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1866 | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1867 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1868 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1870 | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.7% |
| 1871 | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.3% |
| 1872 | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1873 | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1875 | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1877 | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1879 | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1881 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1882 | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1883 | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1884 | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1885 | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1886 | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1887 | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1889 | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1893 | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1894 | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1895 | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1896 | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1898 | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1900 | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.7% |
| 1901 | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 1902 | 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1903 | 7.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1904 | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1906 | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1908 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1909 | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1911 | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1912 | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1913 | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1914 | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1916 | 8.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1918 | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1919 | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 8.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.4% |
| 1921 | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 8.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1924 | 9.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1925 | 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 8.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1927 | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1928 | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1929 | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 8.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1934 | 9.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1936 | 8.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1937 | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.2% |
| 1941 | 10.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1942 | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1943 | 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1944 | 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1946 | 10.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1947 | 10.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 9.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 9.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 9.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 9.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 9.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1960 | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.9% |
| 1961 | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.6% |
| 1962 | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.5% |
| 1963 | 8.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 1971 | 9.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +51.3% |
| 1972 | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 12.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 5.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 6.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +51.3% | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1870 | +33.7% | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- 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 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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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.