Share global food emissions in Thailand
Thailand: Share global food emissions was 0.8832 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Thailand, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Thailand is 0.8832, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Thailand peaked at 1.14 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.768, in 1990.
That places Thailand 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.768 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7939 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8129 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8204 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8215 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8003 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8312 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8013 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7862 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8129 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7949 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.14 | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9387 | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 1 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9825 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9892 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9443 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8832 | -6.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.8832 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 8.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.8832 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319, 27.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food emissions 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 | +42.9% | 0.7949 | 1.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8049 | 0.768 | 0.8312 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.7949 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9785 | 0.8832 | 1.07 | 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 global food emissions in Thailand?
- Share global food emissions in Thailand was 0.8832 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.768 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for share global food emissions?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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