Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Thailand
Thailand: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 518.44 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Thailand stood at 518.44 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Thailand peaked at 518.44 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 473.47 kt, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 11th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Thailand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 473.47 kt | — |
| 1991 | 478.03 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 481.89 kt | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 485.4 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 488.57 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 491.61 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 494.11 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 494.42 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 492.83 kt | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 492.61 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 492.4 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 491.93 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 492.38 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 493.48 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 495.03 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 496.63 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 498.73 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 501.22 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 503.52 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 504.79 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 506.94 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 508.88 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 510.61 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 512.11 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 512.89 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 513.32 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 513.82 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 514.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 516.14 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 517.46 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 517.76 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 518.07 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 518.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 518.44 kt | +0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 518.44 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 10.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 518.44 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 139.09 kt, 3.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 487.29 kt | 473.47 kt | 494.42 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 497.01 kt | 491.93 kt | 504.79 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 512.7 kt | 506.94 kt | 517.46 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 518.1 kt | 517.76 kt | 518.44 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 193.78 kt compare
- 8 Nigeria 861.68 kt compare
- 9 Russian Federation 855.68 kt compare
- 9 Viet Nam 125.93 kt compare
- 10 Pakistan 834.27 kt compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 89.16 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.57 kt compare
- 12 Egypt 453.62 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 48.82 kt compare
- 13 Bangladesh 382.4 kt compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.44 kt compare
- 14 Iraq 340.9 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 1.24 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 solid food waste — emissions in Thailand?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Thailand was 518.44 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 518.44 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 473.47 kt in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.