Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Thailand
Thailand: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 19.11 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues in Thailand is 19.11 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Thailand peaked at 41.12 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.36 million t, in 2022.
That places Thailand 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Thailand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.89 million t | — |
| 1991 | 19.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.25 million t | -63.6% |
| 1997 | 7.03 million t | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 17.25 million t | +145.4% |
| 1999 | 9.96 million t | -42.3% |
| 2000 | 5.98 million t | -39.9% |
| 2001 | 4.07 million t | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 10.27 million t | +152.0% |
| 2003 | 13.57 million t | +32.1% |
| 2004 | 36.74 million t | +170.8% |
| 2005 | 23.79 million t | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 13.36 million t | -43.8% |
| 2007 | 41.12 million t | +207.8% |
| 2008 | 17.32 million t | -57.9% |
| 2009 | 26.04 million t | +50.3% |
| 2010 | 19.85 million t | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 10.09 million t | -49.2% |
| 2012 | 24.81 million t | +145.9% |
| 2013 | 12.76 million t | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 31.89 million t | +149.9% |
| 2015 | 25.15 million t | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 25.28 million t | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.52 million t | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 13.32 million t | -51.6% |
| 2019 | 37.82 million t | +183.8% |
| 2020 | 40.87 million t | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 26.16 million t | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 3.36 million t | -87.2% |
| 2023 | 25.08 million t | +646.2% |
| 2024 | 19.11 million t | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.08 million t | 7.03 million t | 19.89 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.23 million t | 4.07 million t | 41.12 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.85 million t | 10.09 million t | 37.82 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.92 million t | 3.36 million t | 40.87 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
- 11 India 27.08 million t compare
- 12 Cambodia 24.88 million t compare
- 12 Melanesia 477,907 t compare
- 13 Nepal 19.50 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 138,606 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 8,619 t compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 15 South Sudan 15.63 million t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 15 Micronesia 0 t
- 15 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 14.93 million t compare
- 17 Paraguay 9.18 million t compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 978.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Thailand?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Thailand was 19.11 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 41.12 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 million t in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.