Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Thailand
Thailand: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 1.03 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.03 million t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Thailand peaked at 2.31 million t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 133,257 t, in 2022.
That places Thailand 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Thailand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.24 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.31 million t | +85.3% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million t | -41.8% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million t | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million t | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1.23 million t | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 595,839 t | -51.5% |
| 2002 | 761,572 t | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 957,856 t | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 2.21 million t | +130.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million t | -40.6% |
| 2006 | 816,184 t | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 2.28 million t | +179.2% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million t | -51.9% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million t | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million t | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 380,398 t | -75.3% |
| 2012 | 1.87 million t | +391.4% |
| 2013 | 952,038 t | -49.1% |
| 2014 | 1.69 million t | +77.5% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million t | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million t | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 832,385 t | -56.7% |
| 2018 | 461,248 t | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million t | +185.3% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million t | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 591,145 t | -58.4% |
| 2022 | 133,257 t | -77.5% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million t | +847.6% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million t | -18.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.03 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,589 t, 397.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 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 | +847.6% | 133,257 t | 1.26 million t |
| 2012 | +391.4% | 380,398 t | 1.87 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 million t | 1.24 million t | 2.31 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million t | 595,839 t | 2.28 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million t | 380,398 t | 1.92 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 887,166 t | 133,257 t | 1.42 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 Nicaragua 1.46 million t compare
- 11 Melanesia 75,018 t compare
- 12 Paraguay 1.31 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 10,351 t compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 1.27 million t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,693 t compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,347 t compare
- 15 Cambodia 949,563 t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 425.08 t compare
- 16 India 727,754 t compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 16 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 16 Micronesia 0 t
- 16 Polynesia 0 t
- 17 Madagascar 680,368 t 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 woody savanna — burning crop residues in Thailand?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Thailand was 1.03 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million t in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,257 t in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. 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 Woody savanna — 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.