The 2025 Loy Krathong festival has passed, with many areas still lively. Both Thai residents and foreign tourists flocked to join the activities as in previous years, although many locations canceled celebrations due to the royal mourning period for the late King Rama IX.
Recently, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration revealed waste statistics from the Environment Office, which collected waste continuously throughout the night of 5 November. This year, Loy Krathong waste decreased significantly by 24%, totaling 391,027 krathongs.
Looking back over the past nine years, Bangkok has accumulated over 5 million krathongs, with the highest count in 2018 at more than 840,000. Since then, there has been a steady decline, with this year marking the lowest at just 390,000 krathongs.
2017
Total krathongs: 811,945
Natural krathongs: 760,019
Foam krathongs: 51,926
2018
Total krathongs: 841,327
Natural krathongs: 769,444
Foam krathongs: 44,883
2019
Total krathongs: 502,024
Natural krathongs: 483,264
Foam krathongs: 18,760
2020
Total krathongs: 492,537
Natural krathongs: 474,806
Foam krathongs: 17,731
2021
Total krathongs: 403,235
Natural krathongs: 388,954
Foam krathongs: 14,281
2022
Total krathongs: 572,602
Natural krathongs: 548,086
Foam krathongs: 24,516
2023
Total krathongs: 639,828
Natural krathongs: 618,951
Foam krathongs: 20,877
2024
Total krathongs: 514,590
Natural krathongs: 506,320
Foam krathongs: 8,270
2025
Total krathongs: 391,027
Natural krathongs: 323,626
Foam krathongs: 28,298
