emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0961 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Thailand, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.0961 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.1634 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Thailand ranks 21st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0823 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.084 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0866 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0886 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.09 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0923 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0898 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0908 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0924 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.12 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1203 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1206 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1193 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1196 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1156 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1145 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1153 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0821 tonnes per person | -28.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0887 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1068 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1152 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1227 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1392 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1483 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1533 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1515 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1482 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1473 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1466 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1452 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1447 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1364 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1371 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1337 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1355 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1415 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1507 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1506 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1508 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1578 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1613 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1562 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1634 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1556 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1574 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1614 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1627 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1615 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1295 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1258 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1247 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0982 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0961 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0961 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 2.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0961 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -28.8% | 0.1153 tonnes per person | 0.0821 tonnes per person |
| 1975 | +26.9% | 0.0945 tonnes per person | 0.12 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.086 tonnes per person | 0.0786 tonnes per person | 0.0923 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1058 tonnes per person | 0.0901 tonnes per person | 0.1206 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.11 tonnes per person | 0.0821 tonnes per person | 0.1392 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1458 tonnes per person | 0.1364 tonnes per person | 0.1533 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1469 tonnes per person | 0.1308 tonnes per person | 0.1613 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1477 tonnes per person | 0.1247 tonnes per person | 0.1634 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.101 tonnes per person | 0.0961 tonnes per person | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
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- 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Thailand?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Thailand was 0.0961 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1634 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.