Hazardous waste generated per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Hazardous waste generated per capita was 31.56 kilograms in 2021. ▲ Rising
Hazardous waste generated per capita in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
In 2021, hazardous waste generated per capita in Thailand stood at 31.56 kilograms.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated per capita in Thailand peaked at 68.11 kilograms in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.15 kilograms, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 50th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.15 kilograms | — |
| 2001 | 26.36 kilograms | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.58 kilograms | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 27.79 kilograms | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 27.68 kilograms | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.55 kilograms | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 27.63 kilograms | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 27.67 kilograms | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 46.56 kilograms | +68.3% |
| 2009 | 45.25 kilograms | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 46.29 kilograms | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 49.48 kilograms | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 68.11 kilograms | +37.7% |
| 2013 | 47.47 kilograms | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 38.49 kilograms | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 49.01 kilograms | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 49.03 kilograms | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.05 kilograms | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 26.62 kilograms | -28.2% |
| 2019 | 28.63 kilograms | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 27.79 kilograms | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 31.56 kilograms | +13.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 31.56 kilograms is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.92 kilograms, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 31.56 kilograms is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.56 kilograms, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste generated per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +68.3% | 27.67 kilograms | 46.56 kilograms |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.02 kilograms | 26.15 kilograms | 46.56 kilograms | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.02 kilograms | 26.62 kilograms | 68.11 kilograms | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.67 kilograms | 27.79 kilograms | 31.56 kilograms | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 47 Croatia 47 kilograms compare
- 48 United Arab Emirates 44.8 kilograms compare
- 49 Philippines 43.7 kilograms compare
- 51 Latvia 31 kilograms compare
- 52 Bermuda 28.21 kilograms compare
- 53 Guadeloupe 24.2 kilograms compare
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated per capita in Thailand?
- Hazardous waste generated per capita in Thailand was 31.56 kilograms in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 68.11 kilograms in 2012.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.15 kilograms in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for hazardous waste generated per capita?
- Thailand ranks 50th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hazardous waste generated per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Hazardous waste generated per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg).