Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand

Thailand: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.3328 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.3328 kt
Change on year
up 43.0%
World rank
19th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3328 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0197 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.02 kt1991: 0.028 kt1992: 0.031 kt1993: 0.055 kt1994: 0.037 kt1995: 0.039 kt1996: 0.057 kt1997: 0.051 kt1998: 0.06 kt1999: 0.068 kt2000: 0.116 kt2001: 0.105 kt2002: 0.125 kt2003: 0.136 kt2004: 0.197 kt2005: 0.156 kt2006: 0.163 kt2007: 0.218 kt2008: 0.095 kt2009: 0.072 kt2010: 0.113 kt2011: 0.11 kt2012: 0.148 kt2013: 0.223 kt2014: 0.143 kt2015: 0.14 kt2016: 0.201 kt2017: 0.167 kt2018: 0.267 kt2019: 0.292 kt2020: 0.267 kt2021: 0.239 kt2022: 0.233 kt2023: 0.333 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Thailand stood at 0.3328 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Thailand peaked at 0.3328 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 kt, in 1990.

Thailand ranks 19th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Thailand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0197 kt —
1991 0.0278 kt +41.1%
1992 0.0308 kt +10.7%
1993 0.055 kt +78.3%
1994 0.0372 kt -32.3%
1995 0.0394 kt +5.7%
1996 0.0569 kt +44.5%
1997 0.051 kt -10.3%
1998 0.0604 kt +18.4%
1999 0.068 kt +12.7%
2000 0.1162 kt +70.7%
2001 0.1054 kt -9.3%
2002 0.125 kt +18.6%
2003 0.1361 kt +8.9%
2004 0.1974 kt +45.1%
2005 0.1559 kt -21.0%
2006 0.163 kt +4.5%
2007 0.2177 kt +33.6%
2008 0.0946 kt -56.6%
2009 0.072 kt -23.9%
2010 0.1125 kt +56.4%
2011 0.1097 kt -2.5%
2012 0.1484 kt +35.3%
2013 0.2231 kt +50.3%
2014 0.1434 kt -35.7%
2015 0.1401 kt -2.3%
2016 0.2013 kt +43.6%
2017 0.1673 kt -16.9%
2018 0.267 kt +59.6%
2019 0.2917 kt +9.3%
2020 0.2675 kt -8.3%
2021 0.2393 kt -10.5%
2022 0.2327 kt -2.7%
2023 0.3328 kt +43.0%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.3328 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0056 kt, 59.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.3328 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0182 kt, 18.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0446 kt 0.0197 kt 0.068 kt 10
2000s 0.1383 kt 0.072 kt 0.2177 kt 10
2010s 0.1804 kt 0.1097 kt 0.2917 kt 10
2020s 0.2681 kt 0.2327 kt 0.3328 kt 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 16 Australia 0.376 kt compare
  2. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
  3. 17 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
  4. 18 Germany 0.3408 kt compare
  5. 20 Poland 0.3121 kt compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1591 kt compare
  7. 22 Slovakia 0.1311 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Thailand?
Food packaging — emissions in Thailand was 0.3328 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3328 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 kt in 1990.
How does Thailand rank for food packaging — emissions?
Thailand ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.