Thailand vs United Arab Emirates
Thailand vs United Arab Emirates: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.96 tonnes in Thailand and 18.26 tonnes in United Arab Emirates, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 14.3 tonnes, or 4.61 times that in Thailand.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Thailand ranked 72 and United Arab Emirates ranked 9 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.96 | 18.26 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.84 | 18.38 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.96 | 19.37 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.74 | 20.83 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.85 | 20.81 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.01 | 20.95 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.88 | 20.04 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.95 | 22.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.92 | 23.77 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 3.99 | 24.32 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.88 | 24.58 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 3.95 | 25.35 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 3.81 | 25.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 3.58 | 24.95 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 3.59 | 25.03 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 3.41 | 24.65 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.53 | 26.06 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.55 | 24.38 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.5 | 25.39 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.47 | 26.25 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.38 | 25.97 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.13 | 25.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.04 | 26.16 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.88 | 27.19 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.78 | 25.32 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.8 | 27.3 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.72 | 28.44 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.09 | 29.92 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.07 | 31.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.77 | 31.79 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.48 | 31.17 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.26 | 29.66 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.02 | 29.57 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.87 | 32.25 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.74 | 29.97 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.44 | 31.81 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.25 | 30.32 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.12 | 33.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.98 | 34.23 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.97 | 37.6 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.91 | 38.27 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.86 | 29.78 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.79 | 32.64 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.83 | 34.6 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.86 | 40.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.84 | 41.53 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.81 | 65.01 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.75 | 64.6 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.7 | 74.01 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.63 | 67.57 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.63 | 73.63 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.65 | 82.13 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.6 | 72.07 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.55 | 75.9 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.56 | 67.93 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Thailand vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyThailand: 76.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityThailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityThailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionThailand: 3.09% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateThailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationThailand: 71.7 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthThailand: -0.04% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateThailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationThailand: 62.8% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageThailand: 39.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overThailand: 14.7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateThailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personThailand: $6,783 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthThailand: 2.4% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationThailand: -0.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtThailand: 62.9% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingThailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsThailand: $5.57B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personThailand: $84 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingThailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelThailand: 455,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerThailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersThailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsThailand: 33 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsThailand: 15 million TIV in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025