Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand
Thailand: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Thailand ranks 62nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +127.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +53.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 13.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +127.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | +53.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Thailand was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Thailand rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Thailand ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.