Municipal waste generated in Thailand
Thailand: Municipal waste generated was 26.95 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Thailand, 2008β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste generated in Thailand is 26.95 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Thailand peaked at 28.71 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.93 million tonnes, in 2008.
Thailand ranks 9th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.02 million tonnes | 23.93 million tonnes | 24.11 million tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.52 million tonnes | 24.22 million tonnes | 28.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.75 million tonnes | 24.98 million tonnes | 26.95 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 6 TΓΌrkiye 32.46 million tonnes compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.89 million tonnes compare
- 8 Italy 28.84 million tonnes compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 23.04 million tonnes compare
- 11 Spain 22.50 million tonnes compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21.65 million tonnes compare
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 generated in Thailand?
- Municipal waste generated in Thailand was 26.95 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.71 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.93 million tonnes in 2008.
- How does Thailand rank for municipal waste generated?
- Thailand ranks 9th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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