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Carbon intensity of the economy — Thailand

Carbon intensity of the economy in Thailand in 2022 — 0.242 kg/$. Ranked 109 in the world out of 164. Since 1938, the indicator has risen by 12,000%.

2022 0.242 kg/$ −0.82% vs 2021
World rank 109of 164
Period maximum 0.308 kg/$1997
Period minimum 0.002 kg/$1938

Trend over time

1938–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Thailand, 1938–202200.10.20.30.419381947195619651974198319922001201020191938: 0.002 kg/$1951: 0.039 kg/$1953: 0.05 kg/$1955: 0.067 kg/$1957: 0.08 kg/$1959: 0.079 kg/$1961: 0.083 kg/$1963: 0.096 kg/$1965: 0.111 kg/$1967: 0.151 kg/$1969: 0.155 kg/$1971: 0.183 kg/$1973: 0.202 kg/$1975: 0.184 kg/$1977: 0.201 kg/$1979: 0.199 kg/$1981: 0.185 kg/$1983: 0.185 kg/$1985: 0.192 kg/$1987: 0.187 kg/$1989: 0.196 kg/$1991: 0.217 kg/$1993: 0.239 kg/$1995: 0.263 kg/$1997: 0.308 kg/$1999: 0.299 kg/$2001: 0.289 kg/$2003: 0.284 kg/$2005: 0.29 kg/$2007: 0.276 kg/$2009: 0.282 kg/$2011: 0.28 kg/$2013: 0.274 kg/$2015: 0.277 kg/$2017: 0.262 kg/$2019: 0.245 kg/$2021: 0.244 kg/$2022: 0.242 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.24 (+12,000%) Average annual rate: 5.88 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 0.242 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.238 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.242 −0.002 −0.82%
2021 0.244 −0.008 −3.17%
2020 0.252 +0.007 +2.86%
2019 0.245 −0.011 −4.3%
2018 0.256 −0.006 −2.29%
2017 0.262 −0.012 −4.38%
2016 0.274 −0.003 −1.08%
2015 0.277 −0.003 −1.07%
2014 0.28 +0.006 +2.19%
2013 0.274 −0.006 −2.14%
2012 0.28 +0 +0%
2011 0.28 +0.003 +1.08%
2010 0.277 −0.005 −1.77%
2009 0.282 +0.009 +3.3%
2008 0.273 −0.003 −1.09%
2007 0.276 −0.003 −1.08%
2006 0.279 −0.011 −3.79%
2005 0.29 −0.001 −0.34%
2004 0.291 +0.007 +2.46%
2003 0.284 −0.009 −3.07%
2002 0.293 +0.004 +1.38%
2001 0.289 +0 +0%
2000 0.289 −0.01 −3.34%
1999 0.299 +0.003 +1.01%
1998 0.296 −0.012 −3.9%
1997 0.308 +0.024 +8.45%
1996 0.284 +0.021 +7.98%
1995 0.263 +0.012 +4.78%
1994 0.251 +0.012 +5.02%
1993 0.239 +0.016 +7.17%
1992 0.223 +0.006 +2.76%
1991 0.217 +0.005 +2.36%
1990 0.212 +0.016 +8.16%
1989 0.196 +0.01 +5.38%
1988 0.186 −0.001 −0.53%
1987 0.187 +0.001 +0.54%
1986 0.186 −0.006 −3.13%
1985 0.192 +0.003 +1.59%
1984 0.189 +0.004 +2.16%
1983 0.185 +0.01 +5.71%
1982 0.175 −0.01 −5.41%
1981 0.185 −0.023 −11.06%
1980 0.208 +0.009 +4.52%
1979 0.199 −0.001 −0.5%
1978 0.2 −0.001 −0.5%
1977 0.201 +0.003 +1.52%
1976 0.198 +0.014 +7.61%
1975 0.184 −0.008 −4.17%
1974 0.192 −0.01 −4.95%
1973 0.202 +0.003 +1.51%
1972 0.199 +0.016 +8.74%
1971 0.183 +0.03 +19.61%
1970 0.153 −0.002 −1.29%
1969 0.155 −0.041 −20.92%
1968 0.196 +0.045 +29.8%
1967 0.151 +0.024 +18.9%
1966 0.127 +0.016 +14.41%
1965 0.111 −0.01 −8.26%
1964 0.121 +0.025 +26.04%
1963 0.096 +0.002 +2.13%
1962 0.094 +0.011 +13.25%
1961 0.083 +0.005 +6.41%
1960 0.078 −0.001 −1.27%
1959 0.079 −0.001 −1.25%
1958 0.08 +0 +0%
1957 0.08 +0.007 +9.59%
1956 0.073 +0.006 +8.96%
1955 0.067 +0.004 +6.35%
1954 0.063 +0.013 +26%
1953 0.05 +0.007 +16.28%
1952 0.043 +0.004 +10.26%
1951 0.039 +0.002 +5.41%
1950 0.037 — —
1938 0.002 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 0.106 MM Myanmar 0.109 PH Philippines 0.149 ID Indonesia 0.217 TH Thailand 0.242 KH Cambodia 0.32 MY Malaysia 0.321 VN Vietnam 0.387 LA Laos 0.41
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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