Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Thailand
Thailand: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Thailand, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.4% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Thailand ranks 18th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +16.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +79.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +108.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -40.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -23.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +23.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +31.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +95.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +38.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +85.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +37.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +100.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +50.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +41.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 29.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 5.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +108.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1985 | +100.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1967 | +95.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1979 | +85.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +79.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Thailand?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Thailand was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Thailand rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.