Grassland — Burning crop residues in Thailand
Thailand: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 154,283 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 154,283 t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.8% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Thailand peaked at 581,610 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 84,536 t, in 2022.
That places Thailand 62nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Thailand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 268,336 t | — |
| 1991 | 268,336 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 268,336 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 268,336 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 268,336 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 268,336 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86,115 t | -67.9% |
| 1997 | 84,631 t | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 150,060 t | +77.3% |
| 1999 | 136,671 t | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 115,549 t | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 348,047 t | +201.2% |
| 2002 | 247,829 t | -28.8% |
| 2003 | 387,656 t | +56.4% |
| 2004 | 523,100 t | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 581,610 t | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 384,424 t | -33.9% |
| 2007 | 516,494 t | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 322,609 t | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 326,935 t | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 384,354 t | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 184,987 t | -51.9% |
| 2012 | 330,265 t | +78.5% |
| 2013 | 384,907 t | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 302,240 t | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 241,624 t | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 244,299 t | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 208,353 t | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 152,170 t | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 227,380 t | +49.4% |
| 2020 | 267,111 t | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 151,370 t | -43.3% |
| 2022 | 84,536 t | -44.2% |
| 2023 | 252,125 t | +198.2% |
| 2024 | 154,283 t | -38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,749 t | 84,631 t | 268,336 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 375,425 t | 115,549 t | 581,610 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 266,058 t | 152,170 t | 384,907 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 181,885 t | 84,536 t | 267,111 t | 5 |
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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 grassland — burning crop residues in Thailand?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Thailand was 154,283 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 581,610 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,536 t in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Thailand ranks 62nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — 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.