Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Thailand
Thailand: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 44,917 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Thailand is 44,917 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1,555.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Thailand peaked at 44,917 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -18,099 kt, in 2016.
Thailand ranks 11th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,790 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,937 kt | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,713 kt | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 2,713 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,713 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,713 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,713 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -18,099 kt | -767.0% |
| 2017 | -18,099 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -18,099 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -18,099 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -18,099 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 44,917 kt | -348.2% |
| 2022 | 44,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44,917 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,790 kt | 2,790 kt | 2,790 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,922 kt | 2,790 kt | 2,937 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,589 kt | -18,099 kt | 2,937 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,414 kt | -18,099 kt | 44,917 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,878 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 53,005 kt compare
- 9 Madagascar 51,311 kt compare
- 9 Melanesia 630.67 kt compare
- 10 Sudan 45,804 kt compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 227.33 kt compare
- 11 Polynesia 36.67 kt compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 28,893 kt compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 12 Mozambique 43,135 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 13 Argentina 40,810 kt compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) -14.67 kt compare
- 14 Nigeria 35,743 kt compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Thailand?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Thailand was 44,917 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 44,917 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -18,099 kt in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,555.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).