Methane emissions in Thailand

Thailand emitted 81.1 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Thailand, 2024 81.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.9% 2023: 80.3 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 21st of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Thailand over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ThailandWorld
2024 81.1 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 80.3 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 80.3 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 79.3 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 78.9 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 76.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 79.6 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 82.6 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 83.3 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 82.8 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 86.6 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 91.5 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 92.8 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 92.5 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 93.5 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 89.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 87.0 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 85.9 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 81.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 80.5 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 78.4 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 76.9 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 73.6 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 73.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 72.2 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 80.3 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 86.6 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −6.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Thailand has the 21st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Thailand
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database