Per capita methane emissions in Thailand
Thailand: Per capita methane emissions was 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
57th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2019
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Thailand peaked at 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2019.
Thailand ranks 57th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 54 Sudan 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 55 Cambodia 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Eritrea 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 58 Somalia 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 59 Bulgaria 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 60 Turkey 1.28 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 methane emissions in Thailand?
- Per capita methane emissions in Thailand was 1.34 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 methane emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Thailand ranks 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.