Municipal waste recycled in Thailand
Thailand: Municipal waste recycled was 4.00 million tonnes in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
4.00 million tonnes
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
16th
of 86 countries
All-time high
8.71 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
4.00 million tonnes
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Municipal waste recycled in Thailand, 2014–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2021, municipal waste recycled in Thailand stood at 4.00 million tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Thailand ranks 16th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.19 million tonnes | 4.78 million tonnes | 8.71 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.18 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 4.36 million tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 422.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 45.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 81.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3459 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 26.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Thailand?
- Municipal waste recycled in Thailand was 4.00 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million tonnes in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)