Korea vs Thailand: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment
Korea
612,000 tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
677,000 tonnes
in 2022
Korea rank
23rd
Thailand rank
22nd
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment over time
- Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 677,000 tonnes against 612,000 tonnes in Korea, a difference of 65,000 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Thailand ahead.
Korea ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 238,500 tonnes | 499,833 tonnes | 261,333 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 645,291 tonnes | 764,667 tonnes | 119,376 tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste treated by type of treatment, Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 677,000 tonnes against 612,000 tonnes in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in municipal waste treated by type of treatment between Korea and Thailand?
- 65,000 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Korea ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Municipal waste treated by type of treatment (Tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.