Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Thailand
Thailand: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 36.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Thailand, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 36.7% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Thailand peaked at 58.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2015.
That places Thailand 119th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.7% | — |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -3.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 36.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 36.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +37.7% | 42.3% | 58.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 42.1% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 42.3% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 36.7% | 46.1% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Thailand?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Thailand was 36.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Thailand ranks 119th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.