Food Packaging — Energy Use in Thailand

Thailand: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 21,414 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21,414 TJ
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 110 countries
All-time high
21,414 TJ
in 2023
All-time low
3,014 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Thailand, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 3.0k TJ1991: 5.1k TJ1992: 3.8k TJ1993: 3.7k TJ1994: 4.2k TJ1995: 4.7k TJ1996: 5.4k TJ1997: 6.1k TJ1998: 4.7k TJ1999: 5.5k TJ2000: 7.6k TJ2001: 8.3k TJ2002: 9.4k TJ2003: 10.6k TJ2004: 13.5k TJ2005: 11.7k TJ2006: 12.2k TJ2007: 13.6k TJ2008: 13.5k TJ2009: 10.3k TJ2010: 10.9k TJ2011: 13.9k TJ2012: 14.8k TJ2013: 16.6k TJ2014: 16.1k TJ2015: 15.8k TJ2016: 16.4k TJ2017: 15.7k TJ2018: 17.5k TJ2019: 17.4k TJ2020: 14.8k TJ2021: 14.9k TJ2022: 21.3k TJ2023: 21.4k TJ

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 21,414 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Thailand peaked at 21,414 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,014 TJ, in 1990.

Thailand ranks 21st of 110 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 — Energy Use in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Thailand, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 3,014 TJ —
1991 5,070 TJ +68.2%
1992 3,819 TJ -24.7%
1993 3,680 TJ -3.7%
1994 4,204 TJ +14.2%
1995 4,705 TJ +11.9%
1996 5,379 TJ +14.3%
1997 6,090 TJ +13.2%
1998 4,748 TJ -22.0%
1999 5,531 TJ +16.5%
2000 7,633 TJ +38.0%
2001 8,346 TJ +9.3%
2002 9,427 TJ +13.0%
2003 10,611 TJ +12.6%
2004 13,507 TJ +27.3%
2005 11,668 TJ -13.6%
2006 12,163 TJ +4.2%
2007 13,585 TJ +11.7%
2008 13,500 TJ -0.6%
2009 10,328 TJ -23.5%
2010 10,922 TJ +5.8%
2011 13,886 TJ +27.1%
2012 14,793 TJ +6.5%
2013 16,596 TJ +12.2%
2014 16,146 TJ -2.7%
2015 15,771 TJ -2.3%
2016 16,420 TJ +4.1%
2017 15,722 TJ -4.2%
2018 17,521 TJ +11.4%
2019 17,381 TJ -0.8%
2020 14,840 TJ -14.6%
2021 14,940 TJ +0.7%
2022 21,345 TJ +42.9%
2023 21,414 TJ +0.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 21,414 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,407 TJ, 15.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 21,414 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,018 TJ, 1.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,624 TJ 3,014 TJ 6,090 TJ 10
2000s 11,077 TJ 7,633 TJ 13,585 TJ 10
2010s 15,516 TJ 10,922 TJ 17,521 TJ 10
2020s 18,135 TJ 14,840 TJ 21,414 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27,022 TJ compare
  2. 19 Poland 23,488 TJ compare
  3. 20 Mexico 21,863 TJ compare
  4. 22 Kazakhstan 19,488 TJ compare
  5. 23 Indonesia 19,182 TJ compare
  6. 24 Finland 17,816 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Thailand?
Food packaging — energy use in Thailand was 21,414 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 21,414 TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 3,014 TJ in 1990.
How does Thailand rank for food packaging — energy use?
Thailand ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 4,536 data points, 1990–2023
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