Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues in Thailand

Thailand: Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues was 18,107 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
18,107 t
World rank
4th
of 218 countries
All-time high
778,625 t
in 2004
All-time low
0 t
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues in Thailand, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720241990: 58.1k t1991: 58.1k t1992: 58.1k t1993: 58.1k t1994: 58.1k t1995: 58.1k t1996: 13.1k t1997: 21.9k t1998: 100.2k t1999: 15.5k t2000: 13.0k t2001: 0 t2002: 199.2k t2003: 0 t2004: 778.6k t2005: 0 t2006: 0 t2007: 0 t2008: 0 t2009: 0 t2010: 205.2k t2011: 0 t2012: 0 t2013: 0 t2014: 307.8k t2015: 0 t2016: 12.1k t2017: 0 t2018: 0 t2019: 0 t2020: 0 t2021: 0 t2022: 0 t2023: 0 t2024: 18.1k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fires in organic soils — burning crop residues in Thailand is 18,107 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 94.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fires in organic soils — burning crop residues in Thailand peaked at 778,625 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2001.

Thailand ranks 4th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Thailand, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 58,091 t
1991 58,091 t +0.0%
1992 58,091 t +0.0%
1993 58,091 t +0.0%
1994 58,091 t +0.0%
1995 58,091 t +0.0%
1996 13,106 t -77.4%
1997 21,882 t +67.0%
1998 100,179 t +357.8%
1999 15,454 t -84.6%
2000 12,977 t -16.0%
2001 0 t -100.0%
2002 199,184 t
2003 0 t -100.0%
2004 778,625 t
2005 0 t -100.0%
2006 0 t
2007 0 t
2008 0 t
2009 0 t
2010 205,220 t
2011 0 t -100.0%
2012 0 t
2013 0 t
2014 307,826 t
2015 0 t -100.0%
2016 12,072 t
2017 0 t -100.0%
2018 0 t
2019 0 t
2020 0 t
2021 0 t
2022 0 t
2023 0 t
2024 18,107 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49,917 t 13,106 t 100,179 t 10
2000s 99,079 t 0 t 778,625 t 10
2010s 52,512 t 0 t 307,826 t 10
2020s 3,621 t 0 t 18,107 t 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 1 Indonesia 9.80 million t compare
  2. 2 Malaysia 2.92 million t compare
  3. 3 Myanmar 2.06 million t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 313,919 t compare
  5. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 t
  6. 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t
  7. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t
  8. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t
  9. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t
  10. 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
  11. 4 Republic of Moldova 0 t
  12. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t
  13. 4 Timor-Leste 0 t
  14. 4 Türkiye 0 t
  15. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t
  16. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t
  17. 4 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
  18. 4 Melanesia 0 t
  19. 4 Micronesia 0 t
  20. 4 Polynesia 0 t
  21. 5 Afghanistan 0 t
  22. 5 Albania 0 t
  23. 5 Algeria 0 t
  24. 5 American Samoa 0 t
  25. 5 Andorra 0 t
  26. 5 Angola 0 t
  27. 5 Anguilla 0 t
  28. 5 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t
  29. 5 Argentina 0 t
  30. 5 Armenia 0 t
  31. 5 Aruba 0 t
  32. 5 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 t
  33. 5 Australia 0 t
  34. 5 Austria 0 t
  35. 5 Azerbaijan 0 t
  36. 5 Bahamas 0 t
  37. 5 Bahrain 0 t
  38. 5 Bangladesh 0 t
  39. 5 Barbados 0 t
  40. 5 Belarus 0 t
  41. 5 Belgium 0 t
  42. 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 t
  43. 5 Belize 0 t
  44. 5 Benin 0 t
  45. 5 Bermuda 0 t
  46. 5 Bhutan 0 t
  47. 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t
  48. 5 Botswana 0 t
  49. 5 Brazil 0 t
  50. 5 British Virgin Islands 0 t
  51. 5 Brunei Darussalam 0 t compare
  52. 5 Bulgaria 0 t
  53. 5 Burkina Faso 0 t
  54. 5 Burundi 0 t
  55. 5 Cabo Verde 0 t
  56. 5 Cambodia 0 t
  57. 5 Cameroon 0 t
  58. 5 Canada 0 t
  59. 5 Cayman Islands 0 t
  60. 5 Central African Republic 0 t
  61. 5 Chad 0 t
  62. 5 Chile 0 t
  63. 5 China 0 t
  64. 5 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t
  65. 5 China, Macao SAR 0 t
  66. 5 China, mainland 0 t
  67. 5 China, Taiwan Province of 0 t
  68. 5 Colombia 0 t
  69. 5 Comoros 0 t
  70. 5 Congo 0 t
  71. 5 Cook Islands 0 t
  72. 5 Costa Rica 0 t
  73. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t
  74. 5 Croatia 0 t
  75. 5 Cuba 0 t
  76. 5 Cyprus 0 t
  77. 5 Czechia 0 t
  78. 5 Denmark 0 t
  79. 5 Djibouti 0 t
  80. 5 Dominica 0 t
  81. 5 Dominican Republic 0 t
  82. 5 Ecuador 0 t
  83. 5 Egypt 0 t
  84. 5 El Salvador 0 t
  85. 5 Equatorial Guinea 0 t
  86. 5 Eritrea 0 t
  87. 5 Estonia 0 t
  88. 5 Eswatini 0 t
  89. 5 Ethiopia 0 t
  90. 5 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 t
  91. 5 Faroe Islands 0 t
  92. 5 Fiji 0 t
  93. 5 Finland 0 t
  94. 5 France 0 t
  95. 5 French Guiana 0 t
  96. 5 French Polynesia 0 t
  97. 5 Gabon 0 t
  98. 5 Gambia 0 t
  99. 5 Georgia 0 t
  100. 5 Germany 0 t
  101. 5 Ghana 0 t
  102. 5 Gibraltar 0 t
  103. 5 Greece 0 t
  104. 5 Greenland 0 t
  105. 5 Grenada 0 t
  106. 5 Guadeloupe 0 t
  107. 5 Guam 0 t
  108. 5 Guatemala 0 t
  109. 5 Guinea 0 t
  110. 5 Guinea-Bissau 0 t
  111. 5 Guyana 0 t
  112. 5 Haiti 0 t
  113. 5 Honduras 0 t
  114. 5 Hungary 0 t
  115. 5 Iceland 0 t
  116. 5 India 0 t
  117. 5 Iraq 0 t
  118. 5 Ireland 0 t
  119. 5 Isle of Man 0 t
  120. 5 Israel 0 t
  121. 5 Italy 0 t
  122. 5 Jamaica 0 t
  123. 5 Japan 0 t
  124. 5 Jordan 0 t
  125. 5 Kazakhstan 0 t
  126. 5 Kenya 0 t
  127. 5 Kiribati 0 t
  128. 5 Kuwait 0 t
  129. 5 Kyrgyzstan 0 t
  130. 5 Latvia 0 t
  131. 5 Lebanon 0 t
  132. 5 Lesotho 0 t
  133. 5 Liberia 0 t
  134. 5 Libya 0 t
  135. 5 Lithuania 0 t
  136. 5 Luxembourg 0 t
  137. 5 Madagascar 0 t
  138. 5 Malawi 0 t
  139. 5 Maldives 0 t
  140. 5 Mali 0 t
  141. 5 Malta 0 t
  142. 5 Marshall Islands 0 t
  143. 5 Martinique 0 t
  144. 5 Mauritania 0 t
  145. 5 Mauritius 0 t
  146. 5 Mayotte 0 t
  147. 5 Mexico 0 t
  148. 5 Mongolia 0 t
  149. 5 Montenegro 0 t
  150. 5 Montserrat 0 t
  151. 5 Morocco 0 t
  152. 5 Mozambique 0 t
  153. 5 Namibia 0 t
  154. 5 Naoero 0 t
  155. 5 Nepal 0 t
  156. 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t
  157. 5 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 t
  158. 5 New Caledonia 0 t
  159. 5 New Zealand 0 t
  160. 5 Nicaragua 0 t
  161. 5 Niger 0 t
  162. 5 Nigeria 0 t
  163. 5 Niue 0 t
  164. 5 Norfolk Island 0 t
  165. 5 North Macedonia 0 t
  166. 5 Northern Mariana Islands 0 t
  167. 5 Norway 0 t
  168. 5 Oman 0 t
  169. 5 Pakistan 0 t
  170. 5 Palau 0 t
  171. 5 Palestine, State of 0 t
  172. 5 Panama 0 t
  173. 5 Papua New Guinea 0 t
  174. 5 Paraguay 0 t
  175. 5 Peru 0 t
  176. 5 Philippines 0 t
  177. 5 Pitcairn 0 t
  178. 5 Poland 0 t
  179. 5 Portugal 0 t
  180. 5 Puerto Rico 0 t
  181. 5 Qatar 0 t
  182. 5 Republic of Korea 0 t
  183. 5 Réunion 0 t
  184. 5 Romania 0 t
  185. 5 Russian Federation 0 t
  186. 5 Rwanda 0 t
  187. 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t
  188. 5 Saint Lucia 0 t
  189. 5 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 t
  190. 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t
  191. 5 Samoa 0 t
  192. 5 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t
  193. 5 Saudi Arabia 0 t
  194. 5 Senegal 0 t
  195. 5 Serbia 0 t
  196. 5 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t
  197. 5 Seychelles 0 t
  198. 5 Sierra Leone 0 t
  199. 5 Singapore 0 t
  200. 5 Slovakia 0 t
  201. 5 Slovenia 0 t
  202. 5 Solomon Islands 0 t
  203. 5 Somalia 0 t
  204. 5 South Africa 0 t
  205. 5 South Sudan 0 t
  206. 5 Spain 0 t
  207. 5 Sri Lanka 0 t
  208. 5 Sudan 0 t
  209. 5 Sudan (former) 0 t
  210. 5 Suriname 0 t
  211. 5 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 t
  212. 5 Sweden 0 t
  213. 5 Switzerland 0 t
  214. 5 Tajikistan 0 t
  215. 5 Togo 0 t
  216. 5 Tokelau 0 t
  217. 5 Tonga 0 t
  218. 5 Trinidad and Tobago 0 t
  219. 5 Tunisia 0 t
  220. 5 Turkmenistan 0 t
  221. 5 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t
  222. 5 Tuvalu 0 t
  223. 5 Uganda 0 t
  224. 5 Ukraine 0 t
  225. 5 United Arab Emirates 0 t
  226. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t
  227. 5 United States Virgin Islands 0 t
  228. 5 Uruguay 0 t
  229. 5 Uzbekistan 0 t
  230. 5 Vanuatu 0 t
  231. 5 Western Sahara 0 t
  232. 5 Yemen 0 t
  233. 5 Zambia 0 t
  234. 5 Zimbabwe 0 t
  235. 5 Australia and New Zealand 0 t
  236. 5 OECD 0 t

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Frequently asked questions

What is fires in organic soils — burning crop residues in Thailand?
Fires in organic soils — burning crop residues in Thailand was 18,107 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fires in organic soils — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 778,625 t in 2004.
What is the lowest fires in organic soils — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2001.
How does Thailand rank for fires in organic soils — burning crop residues?
Thailand ranks 4th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is fires in organic soils — burning crop residues rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. 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 Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.