Other forest — Emissions (CH4) in Thailand
Thailand: Other forest — Emissions (CH4) was 15.78 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Emissions in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — emissions in Thailand is 15.78 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions in Thailand peaked at 21.3 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.17 kt, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 10th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.28 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.09 kt | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 6.58 kt | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 19 kt | +188.8% |
| 1999 | 10.77 kt | -43.3% |
| 2000 | 6.65 kt | -38.2% |
| 2001 | 2.32 kt | -65.1% |
| 2002 | 3.47 kt | +49.6% |
| 2003 | 5.92 kt | +70.6% |
| 2004 | 14.79 kt | +149.6% |
| 2005 | 7.06 kt | -52.2% |
| 2006 | 6.19 kt | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 13.66 kt | +120.6% |
| 2008 | 5.37 kt | -60.7% |
| 2009 | 12 kt | +123.3% |
| 2010 | 9.11 kt | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3 kt | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 7.83 kt | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 6.92 kt | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 11.2 kt | +61.8% |
| 2015 | 9.69 kt | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 17.57 kt | +81.3% |
| 2017 | 12.49 kt | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 6.07 kt | -51.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3 kt | +250.8% |
| 2020 | 17.45 kt | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 15.15 kt | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 2.17 kt | -85.7% |
| 2023 | 17.29 kt | +697.8% |
| 2024 | 15.78 kt | -8.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 15.78 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.01 kt, 1577.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +697.8% | 2.17 kt | 17.29 kt |
| 2019 | +250.8% | 6.07 kt | 21.3 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.51 kt | 6.58 kt | 19 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 kt | 2.32 kt | 14.79 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.95 kt | 6.07 kt | 21.3 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.57 kt | 2.17 kt | 17.45 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 7 Myanmar 34 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 5.75 kt compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.18 kt compare
- 8 Zambia 31.61 kt compare
- 9 Cambodia 18.35 kt compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.57 kt compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.22 kt compare
- 11 Ethiopia 14.45 kt compare
- 12 Paraguay 14.37 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 0.3188 kt compare
- 13 Central African Republic 14.21 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.1338 kt compare
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 other forest — emissions in Thailand?
- Other forest — emissions in Thailand was 15.78 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 kt in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for other forest — emissions?
- Thailand ranks 10th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Other forest — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.