What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kiribati and Thailand?

0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Thailand?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Thailand: Carbon intensity of GDP

Kiribati

0.1809 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Thailand

0.181 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Kiribati rank

53rd

Thailand rank

52nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Kiribati
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.181 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1809 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Kiribati ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 52nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0961 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2274 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1314 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Thailand
2000s	0.2316 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0022 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Thailand
2010s	0.221 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0155 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Kiribati
2020s	0.1921 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.186 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0061 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Kiribati or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.181 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1809 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Kiribati and Thailand?: 0.0001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Thailand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Thailand rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Kiribati ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 52nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.