Statizoid

Laos vs Thailand: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Laos
137,705 hectares
in 2024
Thailand
124,686 hectares
in 2024
Laos rank
15th
Thailand rank
17th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Laos
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200120122024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 137,705 hectares against 124,686 hectares in Thailand, a difference of 13,019 hectares.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Thailand ahead.

Laos ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 17th of 187 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.