Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Thailand

Thailand: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice was 0.0852 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0852 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
5th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.1048 units per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0536 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Thailand, 1961–2019

00.0250.050.0750.1196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.0852 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Thailand peaked at 0.1048 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0536 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Thailand 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0536 units per square kilometre —
1962 0.0573 units per square kilometre +6.9%
1963 0.057 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1964 0.0553 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1965 0.055 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1966 0.0645 units per square kilometre +17.3%
1967 0.0561 units per square kilometre -13.0%
1968 0.0608 units per square kilometre +8.4%
1969 0.0636 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1970 0.0601 units per square kilometre -5.6%
1971 0.0622 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1972 0.0594 units per square kilometre -4.5%
1973 0.0679 units per square kilometre +14.2%
1974 0.0643 units per square kilometre -5.3%
1975 0.0733 units per square kilometre +14.0%
1976 0.0716 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1977 0.0767 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1978 0.0783 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1979 0.0759 units per square kilometre -3.1%
1980 0.0806 units per square kilometre +6.3%
1981 0.0798 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1982 0.0784 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1983 0.0842 units per square kilometre +7.4%
1984 0.0844 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1985 0.0862 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1986 0.0806 units per square kilometre -6.5%
1987 0.0802 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1988 0.0868 units per square kilometre +8.3%
1989 0.0866 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1990 0.0771 units per square kilometre -11.0%
1991 0.0794 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1992 0.0803 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1993 0.0789 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1994 0.0787 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1995 0.0799 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1996 0.0812 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1997 0.0869 units per square kilometre +7.0%
1998 0.0834 units per square kilometre -4.0%
1999 0.0874 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2000 0.0867 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2001 0.0888 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2002 0.0846 units per square kilometre -4.7%
2003 0.0891 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2004 0.0876 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2005 0.0896 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2006 0.0891 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2007 0.0935 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2008 0.0936 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2009 0.0977 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2010 0.1046 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2011 0.1048 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2012 0.1048 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.1024 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2014 0.0935 units per square kilometre -8.7%
2015 0.0852 units per square kilometre -8.9%
2016 0.0934 units per square kilometre +9.6%
2017 0.094 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2018 0.0933 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2019 0.0852 units per square kilometre -8.8%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.0852 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 units per square kilometre, 71.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.0852 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0131 units per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0581 units per square kilometre 0.0536 units per square kilometre 0.0645 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.069 units per square kilometre 0.0594 units per square kilometre 0.0783 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0828 units per square kilometre 0.0784 units per square kilometre 0.0868 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0813 units per square kilometre 0.0771 units per square kilometre 0.0874 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.09 units per square kilometre 0.0846 units per square kilometre 0.0977 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0961 units per square kilometre 0.0852 units per square kilometre 0.1048 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 2 Philippines 0.1461 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Vietnam 0.1178 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Comoros 0.1167 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 6 Cambodia 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 7 Myanmar 0.0465 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 8 Sri Lanka 0.0462 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Thailand?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Thailand was 0.0852 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1048 units per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0536 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Thailand rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Thailand ranks 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.