Food Transport — Emissions in Thailand

Thailand: Food Transport — Emissions was 9,413 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,413 kt
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
15th
of 213 countries
All-time high
9,413 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,082 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Thailand, 1990–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 3.1k kt1991: 3.2k kt1992: 3.3k kt1993: 3.8k kt1994: 4.3k kt1995: 5.1k kt1996: 5.5k kt1997: 5.9k kt1998: 5.2k kt1999: 5.1k kt2000: 5.0k kt2001: 4.9k kt2002: 5.2k kt2003: 5.5k kt2004: 6.3k kt2005: 6.1k kt2006: 5.8k kt2007: 6.1k kt2008: 5.8k kt2009: 6.2k kt2010: 6.3k kt2011: 6.4k kt2012: 6.7k kt2013: 6.7k kt2014: 6.5k kt2015: 6.9k kt2016: 7.4k kt2017: 8.1k kt2018: 8.7k kt2019: 9.0k kt2020: 9.0k kt2021: 8.4k kt2022: 9.1k kt2023: 9.4k kt

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 9,413 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Thailand peaked at 9,413 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,082 kt, in 1990.

That places Thailand 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Thailand, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,082 kt —
1991 3,180 kt +3.2%
1992 3,252 kt +2.3%
1993 3,818 kt +17.4%
1994 4,274 kt +12.0%
1995 5,060 kt +18.4%
1996 5,542 kt +9.5%
1997 5,891 kt +6.3%
1998 5,172 kt -12.2%
1999 5,139 kt -0.6%
2000 4,994 kt -2.8%
2001 4,910 kt -1.7%
2002 5,185 kt +5.6%
2003 5,534 kt +6.7%
2004 6,269 kt +13.3%
2005 6,105 kt -2.6%
2006 5,850 kt -4.2%
2007 6,101 kt +4.3%
2008 5,790 kt -5.1%
2009 6,192 kt +6.9%
2010 6,277 kt +1.4%
2011 6,426 kt +2.4%
2012 6,652 kt +3.5%
2013 6,718 kt +1.0%
2014 6,500 kt -3.2%
2015 6,903 kt +6.2%
2016 7,353 kt +6.5%
2017 8,058 kt +9.6%
2018 8,727 kt +8.3%
2019 8,995 kt +3.1%
2020 9,009 kt +0.1%
2021 8,448 kt -6.2%
2022 9,073 kt +7.4%
2023 9,413 kt +3.7%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 9,413 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634.96 kt, 14.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 9,413 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 127 kt, 74.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,441 kt 3,082 kt 5,891 kt 10
2000s 5,693 kt 4,910 kt 6,269 kt 10
2010s 7,261 kt 6,277 kt 8,995 kt 10
2020s 8,986 kt 8,448 kt 9,413 kt 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 482.96 kt compare
  2. 12 Germany 11,084 kt compare
  3. 13 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt compare
  4. 13 Melanesia 363.92 kt compare
  5. 14 France 9,661 kt compare
  6. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 327.2 kt compare
  7. 15 Republic of Moldova 244.11 kt compare
  8. 16 Australia 9,115 kt compare
  9. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 109.44 kt compare
  10. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,483 kt compare
  11. 17 Polynesia 88.05 kt compare
  12. 18 Italy 7,811 kt compare
  13. 18 Micronesia 34.07 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Thailand?
Food transport — emissions in Thailand was 9,413 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 9,413 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 3,082 kt in 1990.
How does Thailand rank for food transport — emissions?
Thailand ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.