Long run air pollution in Thailand
Thailand: Long run air pollution was 1.24 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.24 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
16th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.38 million
in 2019
All-time low
1,202
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Thailand, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Thailand stood at 1.24 million.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Thailand peaked at 1.38 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,202, in 1750.
Thailand ranks 16th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,202 | — |
| 1751 | 1,204 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 1,206 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 1,209 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 1,211 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 1,213 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 1,215 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 1,217 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 1,220 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 1,222 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 1,224 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 1,226 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 1,228 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 1,231 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 1,233 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 1,235 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 1,237 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 1,240 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 1,242 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 1,244 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 1,246 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 1,248 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 1,251 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 1,253 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 1,255 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 1,257 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 1,260 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 1,262 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 1,264 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 1,267 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 1,269 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 1,271 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 1,273 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 1,276 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 1,278 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 1,280 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 1,283 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 1,285 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 1,287 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 1,289 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 1,292 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 1,294 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 1,296 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 1,299 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 1,301 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 1,303 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 1,306 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 1,308 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 1,310 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 1,313 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 1,315 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 1,319 | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 1,322 | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 1,326 | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 1,329 | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 1,333 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 1,336 | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 1,340 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 1,343 | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 1,347 | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 1,351 | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 1,363 | +1.0% |
| 1812 | 1,376 | +0.9% |
| 1813 | 1,389 | +0.9% |
| 1814 | 1,402 | +0.9% |
| 1815 | 1,415 | +0.9% |
| 1816 | 1,428 | +0.9% |
| 1817 | 1,441 | +0.9% |
| 1818 | 1,454 | +0.9% |
| 1819 | 1,467 | +0.9% |
| 1820 | 1,480 | +0.9% |
| 1821 | 1,474 | -0.4% |
| 1822 | 1,467 | -0.4% |
| 1823 | 1,461 | -0.4% |
| 1824 | 1,454 | -0.4% |
| 1825 | 1,448 | -0.4% |
| 1826 | 1,441 | -0.4% |
| 1827 | 1,435 | -0.4% |
| 1828 | 1,429 | -0.5% |
| 1829 | 1,422 | -0.5% |
| 1830 | 1,416 | -0.5% |
| 1831 | 1,429 | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 1,442 | +0.9% |
| 1833 | 1,456 | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 1,469 | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 1,483 | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 1,497 | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 1,510 | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 1,524 | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 1,537 | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 1,551 | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 1,566 | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 1,580 | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 1,595 | +0.9% |
| 1844 | 1,610 | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 1,625 | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 1,639 | +0.9% |
| 1847 | 1,654 | +0.9% |
| 1848 | 1,669 | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 1,684 | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 1,714 | +1.8% |
| 1851 | 1,725 | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 1,737 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 1,748 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 1,760 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 1,771 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 1,783 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1,794 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1,806 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1,818 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 1,829 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 1,843 | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 1,858 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 1,872 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 1,886 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 1,900 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 1,915 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 1,929 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 1,944 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 1,959 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 1,974 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 1,998 | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 2,022 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 2,047 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 2,071 | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 2,096 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 2,121 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 2,147 | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 2,173 | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 2,199 | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 2,225 | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 2,252 | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 2,279 | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 2,306 | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 2,333 | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 2,360 | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 2,389 | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 2,418 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 2,448 | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 2,479 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 2,509 | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 2,548 | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 2,587 | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 2,626 | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 2,664 | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 2,704 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 2,745 | +1.5% |
| 1897 | 2,786 | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 2,827 | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 2,868 | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 2,910 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 2,995 | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 3,082 | +2.9% |
| 1903 | 3,170 | +2.9% |
| 1904 | 3,259 | +2.8% |
| 1905 | 3,349 | +2.8% |
| 1906 | 3,448 | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 3,549 | +2.9% |
| 1908 | 3,652 | +2.9% |
| 1909 | 3,757 | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 3,862 | +2.8% |
| 1911 | 3,985 | +3.2% |
| 1912 | 4,109 | +3.1% |
| 1913 | 4,236 | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 4,364 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 4,495 | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 4,635 | +3.1% |
| 1917 | 4,777 | +3.1% |
| 1918 | 4,923 | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 5,067 | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 5,213 | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 5,373 | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 5,546 | +3.2% |
| 1923 | 5,736 | +3.4% |
| 1924 | 5,912 | +3.1% |
| 1925 | 6,161 | +4.2% |
| 1926 | 6,381 | +3.6% |
| 1927 | 6,583 | +3.2% |
| 1928 | 6,782 | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 6,983 | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 7,138 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 7,358 | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 7,550 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 7,755 | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 7,959 | +2.6% |
| 1935 | 8,164 | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 8,431 | +3.3% |
| 1937 | 8,751 | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 9,059 | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 9,360 | +3.3% |
| 1940 | 9,654 | +3.1% |
| 1941 | 9,965 | +3.2% |
| 1942 | 10,244 | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 10,560 | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 10,883 | +3.1% |
| 1945 | 11,187 | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 11,548 | +3.2% |
| 1947 | 11,926 | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 12,281 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 12,690 | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 18,512 | +45.9% |
| 1951 | 19,641 | +6.1% |
| 1952 | 21,627 | +10.1% |
| 1953 | 24,223 | +12.0% |
| 1954 | 26,679 | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 29,379 | +10.1% |
| 1956 | 31,492 | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 33,827 | +7.4% |
| 1958 | 34,917 | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 37,181 | +6.5% |
| 1960 | 39,981 | +7.5% |
| 1961 | 41,737 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 46,645 | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 51,512 | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 62,655 | +21.6% |
| 1965 | 60,824 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 75,299 | +23.8% |
| 1967 | 97,024 | +28.9% |
| 1968 | 123,661 | +27.5% |
| 1969 | 109,247 | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 117,331 | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 142,700 | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 155,949 | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 175,140 | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 173,971 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 175,998 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 199,343 | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 209,595 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 238,511 | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 254,235 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 263,636 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 265,501 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 279,827 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 313,776 | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 346,788 | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 372,999 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 401,787 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 443,911 | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 485,602 | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 569,204 | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 661,151 | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 713,840 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 771,122 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 834,094 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 915,104 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 1.04 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.06 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 929,816 | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 968,475 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 918,906 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 941,921 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 992,030 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.28 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.26 million | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million | -1.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.24 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 11.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.24 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909, 12.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +45.9% | 12,690 | 18,512 |
| 1967 | +28.9% | 75,299 | 97,024 |
| 1968 | +27.5% | 97,024 | 123,661 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,212 | 1,202 | 1,222 | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,234 | 1,224 | 1,244 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,256 | 1,246 | 1,267 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,279 | 1,269 | 1,289 | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,302 | 1,292 | 1,313 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,331 | 1,315 | 1,347 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,409 | 1,351 | 1,467 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,451 | 1,422 | 1,480 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,476 | 1,416 | 1,537 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,617 | 1,551 | 1,684 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,765 | 1,714 | 1,818 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,894 | 1,829 | 1,959 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,085 | 1,974 | 2,199 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2,349 | 2,225 | 2,479 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,686 | 2,509 | 2,868 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3,317 | 2,910 | 3,757 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,445 | 3,862 | 5,067 | 10 |
| 1920s | 6,067 | 5,213 | 6,983 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,153 | 7,138 | 9,360 | 10 |
| 1940s | 11,094 | 9,654 | 12,690 | 10 |
| 1950s | 27,748 | 18,512 | 37,181 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70,859 | 39,981 | 123,661 | 10 |
| 1970s | 184,277 | 117,331 | 254,235 | 10 |
| 1980s | 374,303 | 263,636 | 569,204 | 10 |
| 1990s | 890,567 | 661,151 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million | 918,906 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.20 million | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 1.24 million | 1.30 million | 3 |
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More environment data for Thailand
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0112 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Thailand?
- Long run air pollution in Thailand was 1.24 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,202 in 1750.
- How does Thailand rank for long run air pollution?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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