Finland vs Thailand: Forest area
Finland
22.54 million hectares
in 2025
Thailand
19.65 million hectares
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
Thailand rank
32nd
Forest area over time
- Finland
- Thailand
How they compare
Finland currently reports 22.54 million hectares against 19.65 million hectares in Thailand, a difference of 2.90 million hectares.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 32nd of 235 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.13 million hectares | 20.20 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Finland |
| 2000s | 22.35 million hectares | 20.13 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Finland |
| 2010s | 22.39 million hectares | 20.13 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | Finland |
| 2020s | 22.54 million hectares | 19.99 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Finland or Thailand?
- Finland, at 22.54 million hectares against 19.65 million hectares in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Finland and Thailand?
- 2.90 million hectares, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Thailand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Thailand rank globally for forest area?
- Finland ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 32nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.