Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand

Thailand: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1,926 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,926 kt
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
20th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1,961 kt
in 2014
All-time low
720.18 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 720.2 kt1991: 999.7 kt1992: 997.8 kt1993: 997.7 kt1994: 1.0k kt1995: 972.3 kt1996: 1.2k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 763.2 kt1999: 902.6 kt2000: 1.1k kt2001: 1.1k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.2k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.3k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.5k kt2008: 1.4k kt2009: 1.2k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.4k kt2012: 1.6k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 2.0k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 1.9k kt2017: 1.7k kt2018: 1.9k kt2019: 1.8k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.5k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1,926 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Thailand peaked at 1,961 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 720.18 kt, in 1990.

Thailand ranks 20th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 972.76 kt 720.18 kt 1,174 kt 10
2000s 1,270 kt 1,067 kt 1,461 kt 10
2010s 1,732 kt 1,245 kt 1,961 kt 10
2020s 1,690 kt 1,469 kt 1,926 kt 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 17 Kazakhstan 2,572 kt compare
  2. 18 Indonesia 2,210 kt compare
  3. 19 Algeria 2,047 kt compare
  4. 21 Spain 1,926 kt compare
  5. 22 France 1,907 kt compare
  6. 23 Mexico 1,840 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Thailand?
Food packaging — emissions in Thailand was 1,926 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 1,961 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 720.18 kt in 1990.
How does Thailand rank for food packaging — emissions?
Thailand ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf