Low income vs Thailand: Carbon intensity of GDP

Low income
0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.5985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income rank
40th
Thailand rank
41st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Low income
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.5985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.337 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.3 times Low income's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5796 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
1980s 0.3461 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5499 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
1990s 0.4237 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7522 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3285 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.4257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3185 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.3102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Low income or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.5985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Low income and Thailand?
0.337 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Thailand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Low income and Thailand rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Low income ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st of 47 groups.
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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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 constant 2021 US$.