OECD members vs Thailand: Carbon intensity of GDP

OECD members
0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.5985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members rank
44th
Thailand rank
41st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • OECD members
  • Thailand
0.20.40.60.8197019972024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.5985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.404 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Thailand's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.609 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5796 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0294 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP OECD members
1980s 0.4635 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5499 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0863 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
1990s 0.401 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7522 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3511 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.3342 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4389 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.268 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4114 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.2094 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4059 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, OECD members or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.5985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between OECD members and Thailand?
0.404 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Thailand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Thailand rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
OECD members ranks 44th 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$.