Municipal waste collected in Thailand
Thailand: Municipal waste collected was 19.51 million tonnes in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
19.51 million tonnes
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
11th
of 103 countries
All-time high
23.22 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
19.51 million tonnes
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014β2021
Municipal waste collected in Thailand, 2014β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2021, municipal waste collected in Thailand stood at 19.51 million tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Thailand ranks 11th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.35 million tonnes | 19.66 million tonnes | 23.22 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.00 million tonnes | 19.51 million tonnes | 20.49 million tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Standard Deviation 0.306 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.14 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.28 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 24,259 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 19,520 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 360,782 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 451,624 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 898,512 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 911,625 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Thailand?
- Municipal waste collected in Thailand was 19.51 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.22 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.51 million tonnes in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for municipal waste collected?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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