How have things changed?, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.037 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.037 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
45th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0629 metric tons per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.0202 metric tons per person
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Thailand, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Thailand is 0.037 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0629 metric tons per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 metric tons per person, in 1965.
That places Thailand 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0225 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0261 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0324 metric tons per person | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0367 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.04 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.043 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0443 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0431 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0379 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0378 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0397 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0511 metric tons per person | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 0.048 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0437 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0394 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0427 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0447 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0467 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0434 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0444 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0497 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0501 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0503 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.051 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0574 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.059 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0605 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0608 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0596 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0568 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0573 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0585 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0594 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0574 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0591 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0605 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0629 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0628 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0614 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0554 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.048 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0486 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0456 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0445 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0437 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0411 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0348 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0355 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0338 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0347 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0351 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0338 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0355 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.037 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.037 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.037 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0276 metric tons per person | 0.0202 metric tons per person | 0.0367 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0429 metric tons per person | 0.0378 metric tons per person | 0.0511 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0465 metric tons per person | 0.0394 metric tons per person | 0.0535 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0575 metric tons per person | 0.051 metric tons per person | 0.0608 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0576 metric tons per person | 0.048 metric tons per person | 0.0629 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0386 metric tons per person | 0.0338 metric tons per person | 0.0456 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0353 metric tons per person | 0.0338 metric tons per person | 0.037 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 42 Morocco 0.0376 metric tons per person compare
- 43 Russia 0.0373 metric tons per person compare
- 44 Samoa 0.0372 metric tons per person compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0352 metric tons per person compare
- 47 Malta 0.0347 metric tons per person compare
- 48 North Korea 0.0337 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Thailand?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Thailand was 0.037 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0629 metric tons per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Thailand rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.