Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand
Thailand: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1,926 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Thailand stood at 1,926 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Thailand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 720.18 kt | — |
| 1991 | 999.67 kt | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 997.83 kt | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 997.7 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,027 kt | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 972.33 kt | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 1,173 kt | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 1,174 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 763.24 kt | -35.0% |
| 1999 | 902.6 kt | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 1,067 kt | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 1,088 kt | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,188 kt | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 1,231 kt | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1,441 kt | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 1,341 kt | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1,353 kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,461 kt | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1,373 kt | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 1,155 kt | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 1,245 kt | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1,433 kt | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 1,588 kt | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 1,941 kt | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 1,961 kt | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,830 kt | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,879 kt | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,734 kt | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1,873 kt | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 1,832 kt | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,469 kt | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 1,478 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,885 kt | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 1,926 kt | +2.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1,926 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.95 kt, 12.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1,926 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 228.7 kt, 8.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.